单词 | contemptible |
释义 | contemptible —contemptibility, contemptibleness, n. —contemptibly, adv. /keuhn temp"teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. deserving of or held in contempt; despicable. 2. Obs. contemptuous. [1350-1400; ME ( < MF) < LL contemptibilis, equiv. to contempt(us) (see CONTEMPT) + -ibilis -IBLE] Syn. 1. mean, abject, low, base. Ant. 1. admirable. |
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