despicable
1550s, from ll despicabilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō ("I despise"), from de ("down") + speciō ("I look at, behold"). Pronunciation
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1550s, from ll despicabilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō ("I despise"), from de ("down") + speciō ("I look at, behold"). Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/, /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/
despicable
- Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean
- Synonyms: vile, evil, mean, contemptible
- See also Thesaurus:despicable
- French: abject, méprisable, détestable
- German: verachtenswert, gemein, niederträchtig, verabscheuungswürdig, widerwärtig, abscheulich, schnöde
- Italian: spregevole, abietto, disprezzabile
- Portuguese: desprezível
- Russian: презре́нный
- Spanish: desdeñable, despreciable, bajo, rastrero
despicable (plural despicables)
- A wretched or wicked person.
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