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adjectivedeserving of or held in contempt; despicable. Obsolete. contemptuous. Origin of contemptible1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Late Latin contemptibilis, equivalent to contempt(us) (see contempt) + -ibilis-ible SYNONYMS FOR contemptible1 mean, abject, low, base. SEE SYNONYMS FOR contemptible ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR contemptibleSEE ANTONYMS FOR contemptible ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM contemptiblecon·tempt·i·bil·i·ty, con·tempt·i·ble·ness, nouncon·tempt·i·bly, adverbnon·con·tempt·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·con·tempt·i·ble, adjective non·con·tempt·i·ble·ness, nounnon·con·tempt·i·bly, adverbun·con·tempt·i·bil·i·ty, nounun·con·tempt·i·ble, adjectiveun·con·tempt·i·ble·ness, nounun·con·tempt·i·bly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contemptiblecontemptible , contemptuousWords nearby contemptiblecontempo, contemporaneous, contemporary, contemporize, contempt, contemptible, contempt of Congress, contempt of court, contemptuous, contend, contender Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contemptibleHis actions were cruel and vicious—and also squalid and contemptible. An ISIS Killer in His Own Awful Words|Miranda Frum|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Actions that a writer deems “depressing” and contemptible have not been “justified” by him or his publication. Open Zion Should Not Mean Open Season on Israel|Gil Troy|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST But if you do, bear in mind that ugly and contemptible things lurk beneath its surface. Texas Sheriff's Department to Fiona Apple: "Shut Up and Sing"|Megan McArdle|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST That of course was contemptible and directly counter to every laudable value this country stands for. In Defense of the Defense of Chris Hayes|Michael Tomasky|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As she puts it, classically and memorably, "You are the most contemptible man I've ever met." Nora Ephron’s Favorite Love Stories|Nora Ephron|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Happily the subject is usually picturesque, and old Holinshed at his worst was no contemptible writer. The Battaile of Agincourt|Michael Drayton The squire's pride was being slowly undermined, his arrogance seemed almost a contemptible thing. The Squire's Daughter|Silas K(itto) Hocking They make it no contemptible appendage even to the famous spots in its immediate 177 neighbourhood. Sketches from the Subject and Neighbour Lands of Venice|Edward A. Freeman I have been told of a contemptible journal in this city which is said to have preached war against France with a rabid fanaticism. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia|L. Mhlbach, Such characters make themselves despicable and contemptible in eyes of the English themselves.
British Dictionary definitions for contemptible
adjectivedeserving or worthy of contempt; despicable Derived forms of contemptiblecontemptibility or contemptibleness, nouncontemptibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to contemptibleworthless, vile, disgusting, odious, abhorrent, hateful, abominable, abject, bad, base, beggarly, cheap, crass, degenerate, detestable, dirty, heel, ignoble, ignominious, inferior |