Preposition: of

• crime: By introducing jail terms for its possession and increasing them for supply we hope to help prevent the most despicable of crimes.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: What makes the whole thing even more despicable is the ever-so-slightly racist undertones of the suggestion.

• do: Then you'd have this guy who was incredibly charming all the time who was actually doing something despicable.

Modifies a noun

• act: Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.

• crime: In his summing up, his Honor Lord Hardie said: " This was a despicable crime.

• criminal: Our enemies are not soldiers, but despicable criminals.

• incident: Most Despicable Incident: A long-ball characteristically bounces over Anton's head.

• behavior: This is of course despicable behavior on the part of Syria.

• manner: He abused his status and acted in a most despicable manner.

Modifying Another Word

• utterly: He said This is utterly despicable letter to send.

• particularly: Last night's attack is particularly despicable and there should be due equality and respect for all graves.

• so: Why die for so trivial a thing, die for something so despicable!

• absolutely: Simon Says: June 30th, 2006 at 5:39 pm Those comments on the Mail website are absolutely despicable.

• truly: There are many Terrorists in the world today and some of them are guilty of some truly despicable crimes.

• totally: Detective Sergeant Pete Hill from Nuneaton CID said, " This was a totally despicable act for which there can be no excuse.

Preposition: in

• extreme: Tho the crimes of Ian Huntley are despicable in the extreme, it is Carr who is becoming the apex of public loathing.