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- 1. deserving contempt; despicable: "a display of contemptible cowardice"
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Contemptible means worthy of contempt or deserving scorn. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of this adjective, and how it differs from contemptuous.
unspeakably. unsupportable. See more results » (Definition of contemptible from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) contemptible | American Dictionary. adjective. us / kənˈtem·tə·bəl / Add to word list. deserving blame: His behavior was contemptible.
Contemptible definition: deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.. See examples of CONTEMPTIBLE used in a sentence.
Contemptible means "worthy of contempt," and is one of several words of its kind that end with -ible rather than -able, which would mean something more like "capable of contempt," (and isn't a word). You could remember that “I find it contemptible!” begins with “I.”
unspeakably. unsupportable. See more results » (Definition of contemptible from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) contemptible | Intermediate English. adjective. us / kənˈtem·tə·bəl / Add to word list. deserving blame: His behavior was contemptible.
Contemptible means deserving or worthy of contempt; despicable. Learn how to use this formal adjective in sentences, and find synonyms and related words in Collins Dictionary.
Definition of contemptible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
