contemptible
adjective/kənˈtemptəbl/
/kənˈtemptəbl/
(formal)- not deserving any respect at all synonym despicable
- contemptible behaviour
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + temnere ‘despise’.Definitions on the go
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