adjective · rare

despicable

despicable · more despicable · most despicable

нікчемний

жалкий, презренный, никчёмный

gemein, abscheulich, widerwärtig, schnöde

Fit or deserving to be despisedFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

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/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/

» You're a despicable human being.

Ти нікчемна людська істота. — deniko

Ти нікчемна людина. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
verachtenswert, gemein, niederträchtig
презре́нныйprezrénnyj, жа́лкийžálkij, никчёмныйnikčómnyj
нікче́мнийnikčémnyj

More definitions

morally reprehensible

Examples

39 sentences

You're a despicable human being.
Ти нікчемна людська істота. — deniko
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What a despicable man!
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What a despicable person!
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He is a despicable human being.
Він нікчемна людська істота. — deniko
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You are a despicable human being.
Ти нікчемна людська істота. — deniko
deDu bist eine abscheuliche Person. — 196510089036
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Translations

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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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