DESPICABLE

Meaning of DESPICABLE in English

[ dɪ'spɪkəb(ə)l , 'dɛspɪk- ]

■ adjective deserving hatred and contempt.

Derivatives

despicably adverb

Origin

C16: from late L. despicabilis , from despicari 'look down on'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DESPICABLE — despectibil
English interlingue dictionary
DESPICABLE — adjective Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despise Date: 1553 deserving to be despised ; so worthless or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DESPICABLE — də̇ˈspikəbəl also ˈdespə̇k- or ˈdeˌspik- adjective Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to look down upon, despise + -abilis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — (a.) Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.
Английский словарь Webster
DESPICABLE — ( a. ) Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DESPICABLE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — adj. contemptible, nasty, abominable
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DESPICABLE — adjective Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despise Date: 1553 : deserving to be despised : so worthless …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DESPICABLE — adj fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.
Webster English vocab
DESPICABLE — [de.spi.ca.ble] adj [LL despicabilis, fr. L despicari to despise] (1553): deserving to be despised: so worthless or obnoxious as to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DESPICABLE — despicab|le BrE AmE di ˈspɪk əb | ə l də- ˈdesp ɪk- ▷ despicab|leness ə l nəs -nɪs ▷ despicab|ly …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — / dɪˈspɪkəbl; NAmE ; rarely ˈdespɪkəbl/ adjective ( formal ) very unpleasant or evil : a despicable act / crime …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — des ‧ pic ‧ a ‧ ble /dɪˈspɪkəb ə l, ˈdespɪ-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DESPICABLE — adj. vile; contemptible, esp. morally. øødespicably adv. [LL despicabilis f. despicari (as DE-, specere look at)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DESPICABLE — adj. vile; contemptible, esp. morally. despicably adv. [ LL despicabilis f. despicari (as DE-, specere look at) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — adj. vile; contemptible, esp. morally. Derivatives: despicably adv. Etymology: LL despicabilis f. despicari (as DE-, specere look at)
Oxford English vocab
DESPICABLE — If you say that a person or action is despicable , you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — If you say that a person or action is ~, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DESPICABLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN crime ▪ Courtney must be stopped from carrying out more despicable crimes . EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DESPICABLE — [adjective]If you say that something or someone is despicable, you mean that you strongly dislike them because they are very …
Cambridge English vocab
DESPICABLE — Synonyms and related words : abhorrent, abject, abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, base, beastly, beggarly, below contempt, beneath contempt, blameworthy, brutal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESPICABLE — adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: CONTEMPTIBLE , beggarly, cheap, despisable, mean, pitiable, scummy, scurvy, shabby, sorry Related Words: disgraceful, disreputable, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DESPICABLE — adj. VERBS ▪ be , seem ▪ find sth ▪ What I find particularly ~ is their neglect of old …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — adj. contemptible, below or beneath or beyond contempt or scorn or disdain, mean, detestable, base, low, scurvy, vile, sordid, wretched, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DESPICABLE — прил. презренный, жалкий It was despicable of him to desert his family. ≈ Как низко он поступил, оставив семью! Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESPICABLE — despicable.ogg dıʹspıkəbl,ʹdespıkəbl a вызывающий презрение, презренный; жалкий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DESPICABLE — прил.презренный, жалкий It was despicable of him to desert his family. — Как низко он поступил, оставив семью! Syn:contemptible
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DESPICABLE — прил. презренный, жалкий It was despicable of him to desert his family. — Как низко он поступил, оставив семью! Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DESPICABLE — прил. презренный, жалкий It was despicable of him to desert his family. — Как низко он поступил, оставив семью! Syn: contemptible
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DESPICABLE — прил. презренный, жалкий It was despicable of him to desert his family. ≈ Как низко он поступил, оставив семью! Syn …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DESPICABLE — adj. Pronunciation: di- ' spi-k ə -b ə l, ' des-( ˌ )pi- Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DESPICABLE — a. Contemptible, base, mean, abject, vile, worthless, low, paltry, pitiful.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DESPICABLE — adjective 1. Synonyms: contemptible , beggarly, cheap, despisable, mean, pitiable, scummy, scurvy, shabby, sorry Related Word: disgraceful, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESPICABLE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DESPICABLE — adj. 25B6; adjective CONTEMPTIBLE, loathsome, hateful, detestable, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable, awful, heinous; odious, vile, low, mean, abject, shameful, ignominious, shabby, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DESPICABLE — adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to desert his family)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DESPICABLE — forsewenlic
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
DESPICABLE — Презренный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DESPICABLE — (a) жалкий; презренный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DESPICABLE — a вызывающий презрение, презренный; жалкий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DESPICABLE — a вызывающий презрение, презренный; жалкий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DESPICABLE — adj. презренный, подлый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DESPICABLE — adj. презренный, подлый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DESPICABLE — _a. презренный _Syn: contemptible
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DESPICABLE — a. презренный Syn: contemptible
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DESPICABLE — презренный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DESPICABLE — _a. презренный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DESPICABLE — Неблагородный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DESPICABLE — Гнусный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DESPICABLE — [adj.] презренный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
DESPICABLE — a презренный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
DESPICABLE — презренный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
DESPICABLE — подлый, презренный
English-Russian vocab
DESPICABLE — подлый
Англо-Русский словарь

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