contemptible

[US]/kənˈtemptəbl/
[UK]/kənˈtemptəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. deserving contempt; despicable; despicable.

Example Sentences

a display of contemptible cowardice.

guilty of contemptible behavior.

a contemptible crime

That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.

stooping to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions;

It was contemptible of him to speak like that about a respectable teacher!

His personal presence is unimpressive and his speech contemptible.

It was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!

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