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单词 despicableness
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despicablenessn.

Etymology: < despicable adj. + -ness suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdespicableness.
The quality of being despicable; contemptibleness, vileness, worthlessness.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible
shendfulness?c1225
wretchdom?c1225
wretchedness1389
caitifhedea1400
vilitya1425
despectuousness1447
lousiness1530
scornfulness1535
meanness1556
contemptibleness1574
worthlessness1604
contemptibility1611
caitifness1649
despicableness1653
pitifulness1670
despisableness1673
paltriness1727
shabbiness1827
despicability1830
piggery1854
wormishness1925
shittiness1929
scuzziness1980
1653 T. Manton Pract. Comm. James ii. 1 Apt to despise excellent things, because of the despicableness of the instrument.
a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) II. 13 (R.) The maker's art shines through the despicableness of the matter.
1727–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Despicableness, contemptibleness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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