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contemptible
con·tempt·i·ble C0598300 (kən-tĕmp′tə-bəl)adj.1. Deserving of contempt; despicable.2. Obsolete Contemptuous.
con·tempt′i·bil′i·ty, con·tempt′i·ble·ness n.con·tempt′i·bly adv.contemptible (kənˈtɛmptəbəl) adjdeserving or worthy of contempt; despicable conˌtemptiˈbility, conˈtemptibleness n conˈtemptibly advcon•tempt•i•ble (kənˈtɛmp tə bəl)
adj. 1. deserving of or held in contempt. 2. Obs. contemptuous. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Late Latin] con•tempt`i•bil′i•ty, con•tempt′i•ble•ness, n. con•tempt′i•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | contemptible - deserving of contempt or scornignoble - 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"estimable - deserving of respect or high regard |
contemptibleadjective despicable, mean, low, base, cheap, worthless, shameful, shabby, vile, degenerate, low-down (informal), paltry, pitiful, abject, ignominious, measly, scurvy, detestable Her husband is a contemptible little man. It was an utterly contemptible thing to do.
attractive, pleasant, admirable, honourable, laudable, praiseworthycontemptibleadjectiveSo objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.Translationscontempt (kənˈtempt) noun1. very low opinion; scorn. She spoke with utter contempt of her husband's behaviour. 輕蔑 轻蔑2. disregard for the law. 藐視法律 蔑视法律conˈtemptible adjective deserving contempt. His behaviour was contemptible. 可鄙的，卑劣的 可鄙的conˈtemptibly adverb 可鄙地 卑鄙地conˈtemptuous (-tʃuəs) adjective showing contempt. a contemptuous sneer. 輕蔑的 轻蔑的conˈtemptuously adverb 輕蔑地 轻蔑地EncyclopediaSeecontemptLegalSeeContemptcontemptible
Related to contemptible: contemptuousSynonyms for contemptibleadj despicableSynonyms- despicable
- mean
- low
- base
- cheap
- worthless
- shameful
- shabby
- vile
- degenerate
- low-down
- paltry
- pitiful
- abject
- ignominious
- measly
- scurvy
- detestable
Antonyms- attractive
- pleasant
- admirable
- honourable
- laudable
- praiseworthy
Synonyms for contemptibleadj so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnationSynonyms- abhorrent
- abominable
- antipathetic
- despicable
- despisable
- detestable
- disgusting
- filthy
- foul
- infamous
- loathsome
- lousy
- low
- mean
- nasty
- nefarious
- obnoxious
- odious
- repugnant
- rotten
- shabby
- vile
- wretched
Antonyms for contemptibleadj deserving of contempt or scornRelated WordsAntonyms |