despicable

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//dɪˈspɪkəbəl//
//ˈdɛspɪkəbəl//

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

adjective

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.

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.

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.

Forms

plural: despicables
comparative: more despicable
superlative: most despicable

desperate · In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire.desperately · In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety;…desperation · The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of…

despicable · Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

despise · To regard with contempt or scorn.despised · Hated; viewed with scorn.despite · In spite of, notwithstanding.

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