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Word: Contemptible
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈtɛm(p)tɪbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
deserving contempt; despicable
Short Definition:deserving contempt
Examples:- a display of contemptible cowardice
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