despicable
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despicable
- /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
- /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/
Rhymes with -ɪkəbəl
Where it comes from
From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), from de (“down”) + speciō (“to look at, behold”). First attested in the 1550s. Equivalent to despise + -able.
adjective more despicable · most despicable
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Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
The physical penis is consumed by despicable fish, animals of the turgid depths, but the higher phallus, the image of resurrection through the goddess, is fashioned as a sacred icon.
Similar: vile, evil, mean, contemptible, obscene, wicked, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion
Opposite: honorable, esteemed, noble, respectable, valued, disdainful, scornful
noun despicables
- A wretched or wicked person. Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: contemptible, vile, evil, wicked, ugly, ignoble, unworthy, deplorable, detestable, repugnant, odious, abominable, hateful, loathsome, repulsive, heinous
adjective
Opposite: honorable, esteemed, noble, respectable, valued, disdainful, scornful
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adj deserving to be despised
| Español | desdeñable, despreciable, bajo, rastrero, deleznable, ruin |
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| 日本語 | 卑しい iyashii, 汚い kitanai, 卑劣な hiretsu na |
| 中文 | 卑鄙 bēibǐ, 卑劣 bēiliè |
| Português | desprezível |
| Français | abject, détestable, méprisable |
| Deutsch | verachtenswert, gemein, niederträchtig, verabscheuungswürdig, widerwärtig, abscheulich |
| Italiano | spregevole, abietto, disprezzabile |
| Ελληνικά | αχρείος achreíos, ποταπός potapós, αχαρακτήριστος acharaktíristos |
| Română | disprețuibil, abject |
| Русский | презре́нный prezrénnyj, жа́лкий žálkij, никчёмный nikčómnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đáng khinh |
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