despicable

Despicable is defined as a foul and loathsome person.

(adjective)

An example of a despicable person was Jack the Ripper.

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See despicable in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

deserving to be despised; contemptible

Origin: LL despicabilis: see despise

Related Forms:

See despicable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin dēspicābilis

Origin: , from Latin dēspicārī, to despise; see spek- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • de·spicˈa·ble·ness noun
  • de·spicˈa·bly adverb

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