contemptible
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contemptible
- /kənˈtɛmptəbəl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis. By surface analysis, contempt + -ible.
adjective more contemptible · most contemptible · contemptable
- Deserving contempt. But a Devil came in juſt in the God-ſpeed, and told them; Gentlemen Philoſophers, (ſays he) if you vvould knovv the VVretched'ſt, and moſt contemptible thing in the VVorld; It is an Alchymiſt: […]
- Carrying or having contempt; contemptuous. One of the above petitioners had frequently praised Edward in the presence of Robert; but it was evidently disliked by the latter, and always drew from him some contemptible remark reflecting on the humility of his origin.
