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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•tempt•i•ble /kənˈtɛmptəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - worthy of, or held in, contempt.
con•tempt•i•bil•i•ty /kənˌtɛmptəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation con•tempt•i•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]con•tempt•i•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•tempt•i•ble (kən temp′tə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - deserving of or held in contempt;
despicable. - [Obs.]contemptuous.
- Late Latin contemptibilis, equivalent. to contempt(us) (see contempt) + -ibilis -ible
- Middle French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mean, abject, low, base.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged admirable.
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