That may be or deserves to be despised; contemptible; base; vile; worthless: applicable equally to persons and things: as, a despicable man; a despicable gift.
SynonymsPaltry, Pitiful, etc. See contemptible.
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adjective.
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
adjective.
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
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adjective.
morally reprehensible
Word Usage
"Binyamin Netanyahu's robust statement placed what he described as a despicable act – which shattered the relative calm in the West Bank over recent months – at the centre of strenuous efforts by the US and European countries to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians."