contemptible
Meanings
Adjective
- deserving of contempt or scorn
Adj
- Deserving contempt.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis.
Synonyms
abject, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion, cheap, contemptible, cringing, dedecorous, degraded, deridable, derisible, despicable, despisable, dirty, discreditable, disdainable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, execrable, groveling, hateworthy, ignoble, ignominious, inglorious, lame, laughable, loathsome, low, ludicrous, mean, mean-spirited, miserable, obscene, outrageous, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, plebeian, putrid, reprehensible, reptile, reptilian, reptitious, ridiculous, risible, roynish, scald, scornworthy, scummy, scurvy, shabby, shameful, slavish, sleazy, slimy, sordid, sorry, trashy, ugly, uncommendable, uncool, unmentionable, unsophisticated, unwashed, unworthy, vile, vulgar, weak, worthless, wretched
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 20
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