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1. (adj.) contemptible
deserving of or held in contempt.
2. contemptible
Obs. contemptuous.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < LL)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) contemptible
deserving of contempt or scorn
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1. (adj) contemptible
worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable
2. (adj) contemptible
despised; scorned; neglected; abject
3. (adj) contemptible
insolent; scornful; contemptuous
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Sense: deserving contempt
His behaviour was contemptible.
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 Afrikaans: veragtelik |
 Arabic: خَسيس، جَدير بِالإزْدِراء |
 Bulgarian: низък |
 Brazilian: desprezível |
 Czech: zavrženíhodný |
 German: verachtenswert |
 Danish: foragtelig; ussel |
 Greek: ποταπός, χυδαίος |
 Spanish: despreciable |
 Estonian: põlastusväärne |
 Farsi: در خور نکوهش |
 Finnish: halveksittava |
 French: méprisable |
 Hebrew: בָּזוּי |
 Hindi: घृणा-योग्य |
 Croatian: prezira vrijedan |
 Hungarian: megvetendő |
 Indonesian: patut dicela |
 Icelandic: fyrirlitlegur |
 Italian: disprezzabile |
 Japanese: 卑しむべき |
 Korean: 경멸스런 |
 Lithuanian: smerktinas |
 Latvian: nicināms |
 Malay: keji |
 Dutch: verachtelijk |
 Norwegian: foraktelig, ynkelig, usse |
 Polish: zasługujący na pogardę |
 Persian: در خور نکوهش |
 Pashto: د نيوكى نيولو وړ |
 Portuguese: desprezível |
 Romanian: vrednic de dispreţ |
 Russian: презренный |
 Slovak: opovrhnutiahodný |
 Slovenian: vreden prezira |
 Serbian: dostojan prezira |
 Swedish: föraktlig |
 Thai: น่าเหยียดหยาม |
 Turkish: aşağılık, adî |
 Taiwanese: 可鄙的，卑劣的 |
 Ukrainian: нікчемний; такий, що засл |
 Urdu: لائق مذمت |
 Vietnamese: đáng khinh |
 Chinese: 可鄙的 |
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