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   Con·tempt·i·ble

   /kənˈtem(p)təb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. deserving contempt; despicable: "a display of contemptible cowardice"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn).

   Derivatives

   • 1. contemptibility noun
   • 2. contemptibly adverb

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   Someone or something that's contemptible receives harsh judgment and deserves it. Your desire to bring to justice the contemptible coward who stole your last chocolate bar seemed noble, until you realized you'd eaten it the night before.

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   Contemptible definition: deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.. See examples of CONTEMPTIBLE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of contemptible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn. ignoble - completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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   5 days ago · If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.

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   Contemptible definition, deserving of or held in contempt; despicable. See more.

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   CONTEMPTIBLE definition: extremely bad, because of being dishonest or cruel. Learn more.