DESPICABLE


Meaning of DESPICABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈspi-kə-bəl, ˈdes-(ˌ)pi- ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despise

Date: 1553

: deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation

despicable behavior

Synonyms: see contemptible

• de·spi·ca·ble·ness noun

• de·spi·ca·bly -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.