contemptible
contemptible
Definition
con·tempt·ible (kən temp′tə bəl)
adjective
- deserving of contempt or scorn; worthless; despicable
- Obsolete contemptuous
Etymology: ME < L contemptibilis
con·tempt′·ibil′·ity noun or con·tempt′·ible·ness
con·tempt′·ibly adverb
contemptible
Synonyms
contemptible
Usage Examples
Used with adjective complement
- become: They became contemptible in ( His sight ) so they disobeyed Him.
Modifying Another Word
- utterly: In fact such people are generally regarded as utterly contemptible.
- so: They do not even deserve a reply they are so contemptible.
- also: Here he is not just ignorant, he is also contemptible.
- too: Equally too contemptible to merit discussion, the Great Coach Seat Belt Panic got a mention in passing.
Modifies a noun
- person: Then still more contemptible persons were selected, that the lamented youth might be condemned by them in their madness.
- army: It was promptly dubbed by Germany's leader, Kaiser Wilhelm II, ' a contemptible little army ' .
- piece: The Irish Democrat described the agreement was " the most squalid and contemptible piece of hypocrisy since Lloyd George swindled Michael Collins " .
- thing: I will speak unto them of the most contemptible thing: that, however, is the last man!
- act: His wife is morally no better than a murderess and the lawyers supporting her no better than accessories to this contemptible act.
- way: To me this was a sign of the contemptible way our officer class treated colonial troops in those times.
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