Contemptible has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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1. | A man who smacks his wife around is contemptible. | |
2. | When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle. | |
3. | Nothing is more contemptible than respect that is based on fear. | |
4. | Nothing is more contemptible than respect based on fear. | |
5. | It was a contemptible thing to do. | |
6. | Killing people while they pray is the most contemptible thing imaginable. | |
7. | Tom is a contemptible man. |