contemptible
Meaning
Deserving contempt.
Opposite of
respectable, venerable
Synonyms
Translations
méprisable
verachtenswert
despreciable
spregevole
desprezível
contemptus
verachtelijkFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis.
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