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Meaning of 'despicable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Despicable [ a.]
- Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.

Meaning of 'despicable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . despicable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- morally reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • a slimy little liar;
  • the vile development of slavery appalled them;
  • ugly crimes;
  • would do something as despicable as murder

Nearby Words:

descant descanted descanter descanting descend descendant descended descendent descender descendibility

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