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despicable
de·spic·a·ble D0163300 (dĭ-spĭk′ə-bəl, dĕs′pĭ-kə-bəl)adj. Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.
[Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicārī, to despise; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]
de·spic′a·ble·ness n.de·spic′a·bly adv.Usage Note: The original standard pronunciation of despicable had stress on the first syllable. During the 1900s, the placement of stress gradually shifted to the second syllable, and now that pronunciation is the usual one.despicable (dɪˈspɪkəbəl; ˈdɛspɪk-) adjworthy of being despised; contemptible; mean[C16: from Late Latin dēspicābilis, from dēspicārī to disdain; compare despise] deˌspicaˈbility, deˈspicableness n deˈspicably advdes•pi•ca•ble (ˈdɛs pɪ kə bəl, dɪˈspɪk ə-)
adj. deserving to be despised; contemptible. [1545–55; < Late Latin dēspicābilis= Latin dēspic(ārī) to despise] des′pi•ca•ble•ness, n. des′pi•ca•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | despicable - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"vile, worthless, slimy, ugly, unworthy, wretchedevil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" |
despicableadjective contemptible, mean, low, base, cheap, infamous, degrading, worthless, disgraceful, shameful, vile, sordid, pitiful, abject, hateful, reprehensible, ignominious, disreputable, wretched, scurvy, detestable, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.), beyond contempt He said it was a despicable crime.
good, moral, worthy, noble, ethical, upright, admirable, honourable, honest, righteous, exemplary, virtuous, praiseworthy, estimabledespicableadjectiveSo objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.Translationsdespise (diˈspaiz) verb1. to look upon with scorn and contempt. I know he despises me for failing my exam. 藐視，輕視 藐视，轻视 2. to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn. She despises such luxuries as fur boots. 鄙視 鄙视despicable (diˈspikəbl) adjective contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised. His behaviour was despicable. 可鄙的 可鄙的deˈspicably adverb 可鄙地 可鄙地despicable
Synonyms for despicableadj contemptibleSynonyms- contemptible
- mean
- low
- base
- cheap
- infamous
- degrading
- worthless
- disgraceful
- shameful
- vile
- sordid
- pitiful
- abject
- hateful
- reprehensible
- ignominious
- disreputable
- wretched
- scurvy
- detestable
- scungy
- beyond contempt
Antonyms- good
- moral
- worthy
- noble
- ethical
- upright
- admirable
- honourable
- honest
- righteous
- exemplary
- virtuous
- praiseworthy
- estimable
Synonyms for despicableadj so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnationSynonyms- abhorrent
- abominable
- antipathetic
- contemptible
- despisable
- detestable
- disgusting
- filthy
- foul
- infamous
- loathsome
- lousy
- low
- mean
- nasty
- nefarious
- obnoxious
- odious
- repugnant
- rotten
- shabby
- vile
- wretched
Synonyms for despicableadj morally reprehensibleSynonyms- vile
- worthless
- slimy
- ugly
- unworthy
- wretched
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