Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - contemptible
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adjective Date: 14th century 1. worthy of contempt 2. obsolete scornful, contemptuous • contemptibility noun • ~ness noun • contemptibly adverb Synonyms: ~, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn. ~ may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values a ~ liar. despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation a despicable crime. pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity a pitiable attempt at tragedy. sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car. scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust a scurvy crew of hangers-on. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. deserving contempt; despicable. Derivatives contemptibility n. contemptibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF or LL contemptibilis (as contemn) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. презренный, низкий, ничтожный contemptible fellow —- презренный человек contemptible conduct —- недостойное поведение a contemptible trick to play on a friend —- подлый поступок по отношению к старому другу ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. презренный Syn: despicable, detestable, execrable Ant: admirable, excellent, moral ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj so unacceptable that you have no respect for the person involved (They were portrayed as contemptible cowards.) - contemptibly adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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