contemptible
21contemptible — con|tempt|i|ble [ kən temptəbl ] adjective very bad and deserving no respect: a contemptible liar …
22contemptible — adjective so unacceptable that you have no respect for the person involved: They were portrayed as contemptible cowards. contemptibly adverb …
23contemptible — adjective what they said to poor old Mr. Ortiz was contemptible Syn: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, unspeakable, disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, petty,… …
24contemptible — UK [kənˈtemptəb(ə)l] / US adjective very bad and deserving no respect a contemptible liar …
25contemptible, contemptuous — Contemptible means deserving contempt. Contemptuous means bestowing it. A contemptible offer may receive a contemptuous response …
26contemptible, contemptuous — Contemptible means deserving contempt. Contemptuous means bestowing it. A contemptible offer may receive a contemptuous response …
27contemptible — 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) +… …
28contemptible — Synonyms and related words: abhorrent, abject, abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, bad, base, beastly, beggarly, below contempt, beneath contempt, blameworthy, brutal, cheap, cheesy, common, crude, crummy, debased, degraded, deplorable,… …
29contemptible — con|temp|ti|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …
30contemptible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. despicable, base, worthless, degenerate; see mean 1 , wicked 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. despicable, shameful, low, detestable, wretched, abhorrent, wicked, mean, loathsome, disgusting, ignominious, shabby,… …
