Definitions for Contemptible
kənˈtɛmp tə bəlcon·temptible

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. contemptibleadjective

   deserving of contempt or scorn

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. contemptibleadjective

   deserving contempt

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Contemptibleadjective

   Etymology: from contempt.

   1. Worthy of contempt; deserving scorn.

   No man truly knows himself, but he groweth daily more contemptible in his own eyes. Jeremy Taylor, Guide to Devotion.

   From no one vice exempt,
   And most contemptible to shun contempt. Alexander Pope, Epistles.

   2. Despised; scorned; neglected.

   There is not so contemptible a plant or animal that does not confound the most enlarged understanding. John Locke.

   3. Scornful; apt to despise. This is no proper use.

   If she should make tender of her love, ’tis very possible he’ll scorn it; for the man hath a contemptible spirit. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. contemptible

   Contempt is a pattern of attitudes and behaviour, often towards an individual or a group, but sometimes towards an ideology, which has the characteristics of disgust and anger.The word originated in 1393 in Old French contempt, contemps, from the Latin word contemptus meaning "scorn". It is the past participle of contemnere and from con- intensive prefix + temnere "to slight, scorn". Contemptuous appeared in 1529.It is classified among Paul Ekman's seven basic emotions of contempt, anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise. Robert C. Solomon places contempt on the same continuum as resentment and anger, and he argues that the differences between the three are that resentment is anger directed towards a higher-status individual; anger is directed towards an equal-status individual; and contempt is anger directed towards a lower-status individual.

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1. contemptible

   Contemptible refers to someone or something that is deserving of or held in contempt or scorn; particularly someone whose actions, attitude, or behavior are considered disgraceful, dishonorable, morally reprehensible, or shameful. Such individuals or actions are generally view with strong disapproval or disgust.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Contemptibleadjective

   worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable

2. Contemptibleadjective

   despised; scorned; neglected; abject

3. Contemptibleadjective

   insolent; scornful; contemptuous

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Contemptible in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Contemptible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Contemptible in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein:

   The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.

2. Samuel Butler:

   The man who lets himself be bored is even more contemptible than the bore.

3. Wang Wenbin:

   This behavior is contemptible.

4. Henry Ward Beecher:

   The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a but.

5. Henry Ward Beecher:

   The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a "but".

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Contemptible
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Contemptible
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Contemptible
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemptible
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Contemptible