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contemptible

con·temp·tible

UK/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/ US/kʌˈntɛmptʌbʌl/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

deserving of contempt or scorn

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2.

worthy only of being despised and rejected

  • “a contemptible lack of courage”
  • “A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth” Jonathan Edwards
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Origin

From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis. By surface analysis, contempt + -ible.

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