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despicable

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17
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21
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10
Pronunciation
/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
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/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ · /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/

Definition of despicable

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
    “The physical penis is consumed by despicable fish, animals of the turgid depths, but the higher phallus, the image of resurrection through the goddess, is fashioned as a sacred icon.”
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adj

  1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
    “The physical penis is consumed by despicable fish, animals of the turgid depths, but the higher phallus, the image of resurrection through the goddess, is fashioned as a sacred icon.”

noun

  1. A wretched or wicked person.
    “Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.”

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Etymology

From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), from de (“down”) + speciō (“to look at, behold”). First attested in the 1550s. Equivalent to despise + -able.

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