despicable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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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.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 234:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more despicable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most despicable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
noble · disdainful · scornful · respectable · esteemed · valued · honorable
Deriveds
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
loathsome · reprehensible · ugly · vile · scald · scabbed · dedecorous · ludicrous · shit · risible · wretched · scornworthy · choical · shabby · despisable · sordid · disdainable · hylic · reptitious · degraded · abject · punk · unworthy · unsophisticated · execrable · putrid · cheap · deplorable · mean · wicked · cringing · mean-spirited · slavish · contemptible · sorry · scurvy · pissass · derisible · shameful · lame · obscene · paltry · vulgar · base · obscene · dishonorable · vile · hylical · reptilian · laughable · miserable · reptile · pitiful · ignoble · mean · contemptible · worthless · reprehensive · low · unmentionable · ridiculous · unwashed · ignominious · groveling · uncool · inglorious · beggarly · deridable · pitiable · lousy · carrion · plebeian · trashy · evil · disgraceful · despicable · pathetic · roynish · uncommendable · damnable · disreputable · outrageous · sleazy · weak · discreditable · scummy · slimy · filthy · blameworthy · dirty
Translations (74)
hu alávaló (deserving to be despised) · uk нікче́мний (deserving to be despised) · de abscheulich (deserving to be despised) · pl nikczemny (deserving to be despised) · es ruin (deserving to be despised) · ota آلچاق (deserving to be despised) · nb foraktelig (deserving to be despised) · de widerwärtig (deserving to be despised) · mi kiripiro (deserving to be despised) · fa نفرت انگیز (deserving to be despised) · cs opovrženíhodný (deserving to be despised) · ro disprețuibil (deserving to be despised) · es desdeñable (deserving to be despised) · gl cativo (deserving to be despised) · ru презре́нный (deserving to be despised) · es bajo (deserving to be despised) · vi đáng khinh (deserving to be despised) · fi kurja (deserving to be despised) · ja 卑劣な (deserving to be despised) · es despreciable (deserving to be despised) · lv zemisks (deserving to be despised) · el ποταπός (deserving to be despised) · de schnöde (deserving to be despised) · mi whakarihariha (deserving to be despised) · it spregevole (deserving to be despised) · fi halveksittava (deserving to be despised) · nl verachtelijk (deserving to be despised) · ro abject (deserving to be despised) · gl vedello (deserving to be despised) · gl gandalleiro (deserving to be despised) · el αχαρακτήριστος (deserving to be despised) · el αχρείος (deserving to be despised) · gl bafún (deserving to be despised) · nl afschuwelijk (deserving to be despised) · id tercela (deserving to be despised) · la contemptus (deserving to be despised) · gl gorrovello (deserving to be despised) · fr abject (deserving to be despised) · ja 卑しい (deserving to be despised) · ota ذلیل (deserving to be despised) · mk пре́зирен (deserving to be despised) · eu txarro (deserving to be despised) · de gemein (deserving to be despised) · nb avskyelig (deserving to be despised) · de verachtenswert (deserving to be despised) · fr détestable (deserving to be despised) · fr méprisable (deserving to be despised) · es deleznable (deserving to be despised) · nl verfoeilijk (deserving to be despised) · be нікчэ́мны (deserving to be despised) · ja 汚い (deserving to be despised) · gl desprezabel (deserving to be despised) · gl ruin (deserving to be despised) · hu megvetendő (deserving to be despised) · id keji (deserving to be despised) · ru жа́лкий (deserving to be despised) · eo aĉa (deserving to be despised) · cmn 卑劣 (deserving to be despised) · ota رذیل (deserving to be despised) · id hina (deserving to be despised) · sv avskyvärd (deserving to be despised) · bg презря́н (deserving to be despised) · ca menyspreable (deserving to be despised) · cmn 卑鄙 (deserving to be despised) · da foragtelig (deserving to be despised) · ru никчёмный (deserving to be despised) · es rastrero (deserving to be despised) · pt desprezível (deserving to be despised) · bg жа́лък (deserving to be despised) · it abietto (deserving to be despised) · de verabscheuungswürdig (deserving to be despised) · pdt niedatrajchtich (deserving to be despised) · de niederträchtig (deserving to be despised) · it disprezzabile (deserving to be despised)