Meaning

1 senses

  1. A wretched or wicked person.

Examples

39 sentences

  1. You're a despicable human being.

    Ти нікчемна людська істота.

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  2. What a despicable man!

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  3. What a despicable person!

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  4. He is a despicable human being.

    Він нікчемна людська істота.

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  5. You are a despicable human being.

    Ти нікчемна людська істота.

    deDu bist eine abscheuliche Person.

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Origin

From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), f

From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), from de (“down”) + speciō (“to look at, behold”). First attested in the 1550s. Equivalent to despise + -able.

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Forms

plural: despicables
Singulardespicable
Pluraldespicables

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
desperateB1desperatelyB2desperationB2despiseB2despiteB1
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