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Contemptible Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Contemptible? [adj] deserving of contempt or scorn [adj] worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards Synonyms \| Synonyms for Contemptible: abject \| despicable \| low \| low-down \| miserable \| pathetic \| pitiable \| pitiful \| scummy \| scurvy Related Terms \| Find terms related to Contemptible: abhorrent \| abject \| abominable \| arrant \| atrocious \| awful \| bad \| base \| beastly \| beggarly \| below contempt \| beneath contempt \| blameworthy \| brutal \| cheap \| cheesy \| common \| crude \| crummy \| debased \| degraded \| deplorable \| depraved \| despicable \| detestable \| dire \| dirty \| disgusting \| dreadful \| egregious \| enormous \| execrable \| fetid \| filthy \| flagrant \| forbidding \| foul \| fulsome \| gaudy \| gimcracky \| grave \| grievous \| gross \| hateful \| heinous \| horrible \| horrid \| ignoble \| ignominious \| infamous \| inferior \| lamentable \| little \| loathsome \| lousy \| low \| low-down \| lumpen \| malodorous \| mangy \| mean \| measly \| mephitic \| meretricious \| miasmal \| miasmic \| miserable \| monstrous \| nasty \| nauseating \| nefarious \| noisome \| notorious \| noxious \| objectionable \| obnoxious \| obscene \| odious \| offensive \| outcast \| outrageous \| paltry \| pathetic \| petty \| pitiable \| pitiful \| poky \| poor \| rank \| rebarbative \| regrettable \| repellent \| reprehensible \| reptilian \| repugnant \| repulsive \| revolting \| rotten \| rubbishy \| sad \| scabby \| scandalous \| schlock \| scrubby \| scruffy \| scummy \| scurvy \| scuzzy \| shabby \| shameful \| shocking \| shoddy \| sickening \| small \| sordid \| sorry \| squalid \| stinking \| terrible \| too bad \| trashy \| trumpery \| two-for-a-cent \| two-for-a-penny \| twopenny \| twopenny-halfpenny \| unclean \| unmentionable \| unworthy \| valueless \| vile \| villainous \| woeful \| worst \| worthless \| wretched See Also \| ignoble \| unworthy Contemptible In Webster's Dictionary \Contempt"ible\, a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. --Milton. The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. --Burke. 2. Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. --Locke. 3. Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. [Obs.] If she should make tender of her love, 't is very possible he 'll scorn it; for the man . . . hath a contemptible spirit. --Shak. Syn: Despicable; abject; vile; mean; base; paltry; worthless; sorry; pitiful; scurrile. See {Contemptuous}. Usage: {Contemptible}, {Despicable}, {Pitiful}, {Paltry}. Despicable is stronger than contemptible, as despise is stronger than contemn. It implies keen disapprobation, with a mixture of anger. A man is despicable chiefly for low actions which mark his life, such as servility, baseness, or mean adulation. A man is contemptible for mean qualities which distinguish his character, especially those which show him to be weak, foolish, or worthless. Treachery is despicable, egotism is contemptible. Pitiful and paltry are applied to cases which are beneath anger, and are simply contemptible in a high degree.

Contemptible Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Contemptible?

[adj] deserving of contempt or scorn
[adj] worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards

See Also | ignoble | unworthy

Contemptible In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*tempt"i*ble\, a.
1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean;
   vile; despicable. --Milton.

         The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its
         force is dreadful.                    --Burke.

2. Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. --Locke.

3. Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. [Obs.]

         If she should make tender of her love, 't is very
         possible he 'll scorn it; for the man . . . hath a
         contemptible spirit.                  --Shak.

Syn: Despicable; abject; vile; mean; base; paltry; worthless;
     sorry; pitiful; scurrile. See {Contemptuous}.

Usage: {Contemptible}, {Despicable}, {Pitiful}, {Paltry}.
       Despicable is stronger than contemptible, as despise
       is stronger than contemn. It implies keen
       disapprobation, with a mixture of anger. A man is
       despicable chiefly for low actions which mark his
       life, such as servility, baseness, or mean adulation.
       A man is contemptible for mean qualities which
       distinguish his character, especially those which show
       him to be weak, foolish, or worthless. Treachery is
       despicable, egotism is contemptible. Pitiful and
       paltry are applied to cases which are beneath anger,
       and are simply contemptible in a high degree.

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