Definition of contemptible Contemptible
/kʌntɛˈmptʌbʌl/ - [kuntemptubul] - con•tempt•i•ble
We found 6 definitions of contemptible from 4 different sources.
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What does contemptible mean?
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| contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn | ||
| estimable deserving of respect or high regard | ||
| ignoble completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. | ||
| unworthy lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness" | ||
| scurvy, low-down, scummy, abject, miserable, low covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond" | ||
| bastardly, mean of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- contemptible (a.)
Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. - contemptible (a.)
Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. - contemptible (a.)
Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
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contemptible
Deserving of contempt or scorn.
