† conˈtemnible,a.Obs.rare. [a. F. contemnible (15–16th c.), f. L. contemn-ĕre to contemn + -ble.] Worthy of contempt; contemptible. 1579Fenton Guicciard. 239 Succours almost contemnible in so great daungers.Ibid. ii. (1599) 526 The seuerity of the one would make the other lesse contemnible.