despisable
despisable · more despisable · most despisable
Worthy to be despisedWorthy to be despised.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)Worthy to be despised.
c. 1530, uncredited translator, The Dialoges of Creatures Moralysed, Dialogue 110, And forasmoche as we be so Noble of owr natyf kynde / let vs pursewe such beastis as be vyle & despisable.
Origin
From Middle English despisable, from Old French.From Middle English despisable, from Old French.
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Forms
more despisable, most despisable| Comparative | more despisable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most despisable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDeriveddespisableness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.