Definition of contemptible in English:

contemptible

adjectivekənˈtɛm(p)tɪb(ə)lkənˈtɛm(p)təb(ə)l

Deserving contempt; despicable.
a display of contemptible cowardice
Example sentencesExamples
- The practice of screaming ‘racist’ at those who disagree with you is contemptible.
- Though a rock star, he found most rock music contemptible and really wanted to be a jazz and symphonic composer.
- They fight to be true to themselves and good to others, and perhaps out of hatred for the sheer contemptible venality of capital's favorites.
- This I find to be contemptible because it is the result of an activity dissimilar to smoking, but also because it implies that smoking in public should banned.
- Cynics have sneeringly dismissed the latter role as that of a messenger boy, as if there were something contemptible about messenger boys.
- It is not possible to treat others with respect when we act in a way that says that who they are or what they believe makes them worthless or contemptible as human beings.
- To mischaracterize and attack an organization whose sole mission is to end harassment is contemptible.
- Instead we have a government that seems determined to be re-elected by scaremongering and it's utterly contemptible.
- Sometimes left-wing commentary is just ignorant; other times it is deeply contemptible.
- On at least three occasions the way you treated this girl was cowardly and contemptible.
- This does not rate a reply, it is so contemptible.
- Alas there is no reason why the most odious, contemptible people might not be able to make the sweetest, most wonderful creations.
- If he does, his failure to spell this out is contemptible.
- Back to the contemptible hive of infamy from which you came!
- Either way, the two men represent all that is vile and contemptible about American politics.
- SIR - People talk about contempt of court, but the truth is that courts themselves are contemptible by the silly sentences they hand out.
- The criminals who prey on the elderly are the lowest of the low - contemptible cowards whose targets are the frail and solitary.
- It can only be seen as a professor's contemptible effort to bully a student with whose politics he disagrees.
- It does not refrain from resorting to all methods, using all evil and contemptible ways to achieve its end.
- Our proud ancestors repelled the invaders, but their contemptible descendants are sided with the invaders.
Synonyms
despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive
disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, pitiful, pitiable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid, degenerate, base, vile, villainous
archaic scurvy

Derivatives

contemptibility

nounkəntɛm(p)təˈbɪlɪti

contemptibly

adverbkənˈtɛmptəˌblikənˈtɛm(p)təbli

The ending isn't contemptibly bad, but it lacks the spark of the rest of the film.
Example sentencesExamples
- She is therefore a victim and thereby relieved of much of her class guilt and no longer hateful, although still contemptibly repressed like all the other toffs.
- But I have to ask, who the hell would ever utter such stupid, contemptibly moronic assertions?
- Even the British social history volumes have declared that we have been treated shamefully and contemptibly.
- To shock and alarm with enacted savagery is contemptibly easy.

Origin

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

In modern English contemptible is still widely used, whereas its root word, contemn, ‘to treat or regard with contempt’, is now rare and restricted to literary contexts. In 1914 the kaiser of Germany supposedly referred to the British army as a contemptible little army, in an order for his troops to ‘walk all over General French's contemptible little army’. In fact the text, which became widely known and resented, appears to have been created by British propaganda. The veterans of the British Expeditionary Force of 1914 later became known as the Old Contemptibles.

Definition of contemptible in US English:

contemptible

adjectivekənˈtem(p)təb(ə)lkənˈtɛm(p)təb(ə)l

Deserving contempt; despicable.
a display of contemptible cowardice
Example sentencesExamples
- SIR - People talk about contempt of court, but the truth is that courts themselves are contemptible by the silly sentences they hand out.
- Sometimes left-wing commentary is just ignorant; other times it is deeply contemptible.
- On at least three occasions the way you treated this girl was cowardly and contemptible.
- Our proud ancestors repelled the invaders, but their contemptible descendants are sided with the invaders.
- It is not possible to treat others with respect when we act in a way that says that who they are or what they believe makes them worthless or contemptible as human beings.
- Instead we have a government that seems determined to be re-elected by scaremongering and it's utterly contemptible.
- This I find to be contemptible because it is the result of an activity dissimilar to smoking, but also because it implies that smoking in public should banned.
- Either way, the two men represent all that is vile and contemptible about American politics.
- Alas there is no reason why the most odious, contemptible people might not be able to make the sweetest, most wonderful creations.
- If he does, his failure to spell this out is contemptible.
- Cynics have sneeringly dismissed the latter role as that of a messenger boy, as if there were something contemptible about messenger boys.
- It can only be seen as a professor's contemptible effort to bully a student with whose politics he disagrees.
- To mischaracterize and attack an organization whose sole mission is to end harassment is contemptible.
- This does not rate a reply, it is so contemptible.
- It does not refrain from resorting to all methods, using all evil and contemptible ways to achieve its end.
- Back to the contemptible hive of infamy from which you came!
- The practice of screaming ‘racist’ at those who disagree with you is contemptible.
- They fight to be true to themselves and good to others, and perhaps out of hatred for the sheer contemptible venality of capital's favorites.
- The criminals who prey on the elderly are the lowest of the low - contemptible cowards whose targets are the frail and solitary.
- Though a rock star, he found most rock music contemptible and really wanted to be a jazz and symphonic composer.
Synonyms
despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive

Origin

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

单词	contemptible
释义	Definition of contemptible in English: contemptible adjectivekənˈtɛm(p)tɪb(ə)lkənˈtɛm(p)təb(ə)l Deserving contempt; despicable. a display of contemptible cowardice Example sentencesExamples The practice of screaming ‘racist’ at those who disagree with you is contemptible. Though a rock star, he found most rock music contemptible and really wanted to be a jazz and symphonic composer. They fight to be true to themselves and good to others, and perhaps out of hatred for the sheer contemptible venality of capital's favorites. This I find to be contemptible because it is the result of an activity dissimilar to smoking, but also because it implies that smoking in public should banned. Cynics have sneeringly dismissed the latter role as that of a messenger boy, as if there were something contemptible about messenger boys. It is not possible to treat others with respect when we act in a way that says that who they are or what they believe makes them worthless or contemptible as human beings. To mischaracterize and attack an organization whose sole mission is to end harassment is contemptible. Instead we have a government that seems determined to be re-elected by scaremongering and it's utterly contemptible. Sometimes left-wing commentary is just ignorant; other times it is deeply contemptible. On at least three occasions the way you treated this girl was cowardly and contemptible. This does not rate a reply, it is so contemptible. Alas there is no reason why the most odious, contemptible people might not be able to make the sweetest, most wonderful creations. If he does, his failure to spell this out is contemptible. Back to the contemptible hive of infamy from which you came! Either way, the two men represent all that is vile and contemptible about American politics. SIR - People talk about contempt of court, but the truth is that courts themselves are contemptible by the silly sentences they hand out. The criminals who prey on the elderly are the lowest of the low - contemptible cowards whose targets are the frail and solitary. It can only be seen as a professor's contemptible effort to bully a student with whose politics he disagrees. It does not refrain from resorting to all methods, using all evil and contemptible ways to achieve its end. Our proud ancestors repelled the invaders, but their contemptible descendants are sided with the invaders. Synonyms despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, pitiful, pitiable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid, degenerate, base, vile, villainous archaic scurvy Derivatives contemptibility nounkəntɛm(p)təˈbɪlɪti contemptibly adverbkənˈtɛmptəˌblikənˈtɛm(p)təbli The ending isn't contemptibly bad, but it lacks the spark of the rest of the film. Example sentencesExamples She is therefore a victim and thereby relieved of much of her class guilt and no longer hateful, although still contemptibly repressed like all the other toffs. But I have to ask, who the hell would ever utter such stupid, contemptibly moronic assertions? Even the British social history volumes have declared that we have been treated shamefully and contemptibly. To shock and alarm with enacted savagery is contemptibly easy. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn). In modern English contemptible is still widely used, whereas its root word, contemn, ‘to treat or regard with contempt’, is now rare and restricted to literary contexts. In 1914 the kaiser of Germany supposedly referred to the British army as a contemptible little army, in an order for his troops to ‘walk all over General French's contemptible little army’. In fact the text, which became widely known and resented, appears to have been created by British propaganda. The veterans of the British Expeditionary Force of 1914 later became known as the Old Contemptibles. Definition of contemptible in US English: contemptible adjectivekənˈtem(p)təb(ə)lkənˈtɛm(p)təb(ə)l Deserving contempt; despicable. a display of contemptible cowardice Example sentencesExamples SIR - People talk about contempt of court, but the truth is that courts themselves are contemptible by the silly sentences they hand out. Sometimes left-wing commentary is just ignorant; other times it is deeply contemptible. On at least three occasions the way you treated this girl was cowardly and contemptible. Our proud ancestors repelled the invaders, but their contemptible descendants are sided with the invaders. It is not possible to treat others with respect when we act in a way that says that who they are or what they believe makes them worthless or contemptible as human beings. Instead we have a government that seems determined to be re-elected by scaremongering and it's utterly contemptible. This I find to be contemptible because it is the result of an activity dissimilar to smoking, but also because it implies that smoking in public should banned. Either way, the two men represent all that is vile and contemptible about American politics. Alas there is no reason why the most odious, contemptible people might not be able to make the sweetest, most wonderful creations. If he does, his failure to spell this out is contemptible. Cynics have sneeringly dismissed the latter role as that of a messenger boy, as if there were something contemptible about messenger boys. It can only be seen as a professor's contemptible effort to bully a student with whose politics he disagrees. To mischaracterize and attack an organization whose sole mission is to end harassment is contemptible. This does not rate a reply, it is so contemptible. It does not refrain from resorting to all methods, using all evil and contemptible ways to achieve its end. Back to the contemptible hive of infamy from which you came! The practice of screaming ‘racist’ at those who disagree with you is contemptible. They fight to be true to themselves and good to others, and perhaps out of hatred for the sheer contemptible venality of capital's favorites. The criminals who prey on the elderly are the lowest of the low - contemptible cowards whose targets are the frail and solitary. Though a rock star, he found most rock music contemptible and really wanted to be a jazz and symphonic composer. Synonyms despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn).
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