Meaning

2 senses
  1. Deserving contempt.

    verachtenswürdig, verachtenswert

    ни́зкийnízkij, подлыйpodlyj, презре́нныйprezrénnyj

    зневаженийznevazhenyy

    deserving of contempt or scorn

  2. (obsolete)Carrying or having contempt; contemptuous.

Examples

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  1. Tom is a contemptible man.

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  2. It was a contemptible thing to do.

    deDas war eine verachtenswerte Tat.

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  3. A man who smacks his wife around is contemptible.

    ruМужчина, который бьёт свою жену, жалок.

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  4. Nothing is more contemptible than respect based on fear.

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  5. Government supporters dismiss the allegations as false and contemptible.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis. By surface analysis, contempt

From Middle English contemptible, from Latin contemptibilis. By surface analysis, contempt + -ible.

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