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  1. despisableadjective

    Despicable; contemptible.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Despisableadjective

    Contemptible; despicable; regarded with contempt. A word scarcely used but in low conversation.

    Etymology: from despise.

    I am extremely obliged to you for taking notice of a poor old distressed courtier, commonly the most despisable thing in the world. John Arbuthnot, to Pope.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Despisableadjective

    despicable; contemptible

  2. Etymology: [Cf. OF. despisable.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of despisable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of despisable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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