CONTEMPTIBLE

Meaning of CONTEMPTIBLE in English

con ‧ temp ‧ ti ‧ ble /kənˈtemptəb ə l, kənˈtemptɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective literary

not deserving any respect at all SYN despicable :

They were portrayed as contemptible cowards.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

CONTEMPTIBLE — abject, depreciabil
English interlingue dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adjective Date: 14th century worthy of contempt, scornful , contemptuous , contemptibility noun ~ness noun contemptibly adverb Synonyms: see: ~
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTEMPTIBLE — kənˈtem(p)təbəl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemptus (past participle of contemnere to despise) + -ibilis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — (a.) Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEMPTIBLE — (a.) Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEMPTIBLE — (a.) Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEMPTIBLE — ( a. ) Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — ( a. ) Insolent; scornful; contemptuous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — ( a. ) Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — — contemptibility, contemptibleness , n. — contemptibly , adv. /keuhn temp"teuh beuhl/ , adj. 1. deserving of or held in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. despicable, worthy of contempt
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CONTEMPTIBLE — adjective Date: 14th century 1. : worthy of contempt 2. obsolete : scornful , contemptuous • con·tempt·i·bil·i·ty -ˌtem(p)-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun • …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj insolent; scornful; contemptuous. 2. contemptible ·adj despised; scorned; neglected; abject. 3. contemptible ·adj worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn …
Webster English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — ■ adjective deserving contempt. Derivatives contemptibly adverb
Concise Oxford English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — [con.tempt.ible] adj (14c) 1: worthy of contempt 2. obs: scornful, contemptuous -- con.tempt.i.bil.i.ty n -- con.tempt.ible.ness n -- con.tempt.ibly adv …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — contemptib|le BrE AmE kən ˈtem p t əb | ə l § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ contemptib|leness ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — / kənˈtemptəbl; NAmE / adjective ( formal ) not deserving any respect at all SYN despicable : contemptible behaviour •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. deserving contempt; despicable. øøcontemptibility n. contemptibly adv. [ME f. OF or LL contemptibilis (as contemn)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTEMPTIBLE — If you feel that someone or something is contemptible , you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them. ( FORMAL …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The union's tactics were contemptible . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And the whole affair …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTEMPTIBLE — [adjective]For a person in a position of such responsibility her behaviour was contemptible (= deserves contempt).
Cambridge English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. Function: adjective arousing or meriting scorn or disdain FF1C; a contemptible attempt to blame his wife for his failure …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — adjective arousing or meriting scorn or disdain a contemptible attempt to blame his wife for his failure Synonyms: beggarly, cheap, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. despicable, loathsome, detestable, scurvy, low, mean, base, inferior, currish, wretched, vile, abject, ignominious, unworthy, shabby, shameful It was contemptible …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — прил. презренный It was contemptible of him to behave like that. ≈ Он достоин презрения за такой поступок. Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPTIBLE — contemptible.ogg kənʹtemptəb(ə)l a презренный, низкий, ничтожный contemptible fellow - презренный человек contemptible conduct action - недостойное поведение -ый поступок a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTEMPTIBLE — a презренный, низкий, ничтожный contemptible fellow - презренный человек contemptible conduct action - недостойное поведение -ый поступок a contemptible trick …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPTIBLE — прил. презренный It was contemptible of him to behave like that. — Он достоин презрения за такой поступок. Syn: despicable …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTEMPTIBLE — прил. презренный It was contemptible of him to behave like that. — Он достоин презрения за такой поступок. Syn: despicable, detestable, execrable Ant: admirable, excellent, moral
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTEMPTIBLE — прил. презренный It was contemptible of him to behave like that. ≈ Он достоин презрения за такой поступок. Syn : …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. Pronunciation: k ə n- ' tem(p)-t ə -b ə l Function: adjective Date: 14th century 1 : worthy of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. deserving contempt; despicable. contemptibility n. contemptibly adv. [ ME f. OF or LL contemptibilis (as contemn) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. deserving contempt; despicable. Derivatives: contemptibility n. contemptibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF or LL contemptibilis (as contemn)
Oxford English vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — If you feel that someone or something is ~, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them. (FORMAL) ...this ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CONTEMPTIBLE — Synonyms and related words : abhorrent, abject, abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, bad, base, beastly, beggarly, below contempt, beneath contempt, blameworthy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTEMPTIBLE — a. Despicable, vile, low, mean, base, pitiful, abject, worthless, paltry, sorry.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. 25B6; adjective DESPICABLE, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, unspeakable, disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, petty, worthless, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of him to behave like that)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
CONTEMPTIBLE — Презренный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPTIBLE — презренный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CONTEMPTIBLE — (a) низкий; ничтожный; презренный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — a презренный, низкий, ничтожный ~ fellow - презренный человек ~ conduct [action] - недостойное поведение [-ый поступок] a ~ trick …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. презренный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CONTEMPTIBLE — adj. презренный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CONTEMPTIBLE — _a. презренный _Syn: despicable, detestable, execrable _Ant: admirable, excellent, moral
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CONTEMPTIBLE — a. презренный Syn: despicable, detestable, execrable Ant: admirable, excellent, moral
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CONTEMPTIBLE — _a. презренный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CONTEMPTIBLE — [adj.] презренный
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — a презренный
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
CONTEMPTIBLE — презренный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
CONTEMPTIBLE — презренный
English-Russian vocab
CONTEMPTIBLE — презренный
Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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