despicable
adjective/dɪˈspɪkəbl/, /ˈdespɪkəbl/
/dɪˈspɪkəbl/, /ˈdespɪkəbl/
(formal)- very unpleasant or evil
- a despicable act/crime
- I hate you! You're despicable.
Extra Examples- Police have condemned the theft from an elderly widow as despicable.
- To fail was considered despicable.
- What I find particularly despicable is their treatment of asylum seekers.
- That was a despicable act.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- find something
- …
- absolutely
- truly
- utterly
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from late Latin despicabilis, from despicari ‘look down on’.Want to learn more?
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