despicable
/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
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despicable adjective: fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
Adjective
despicable (comparative more despicable, superlative most despicable)
- Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- The physical penis is consumed by despicable fish, animals of the turgid depths, but the higher phallus, the image of resurrection through the goddess, is fashioned as a sacred icon.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 234
Noun
despicable (plural despicables)
- A wretched or wicked person.
- Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.2004, Wayne Campbell Kannaday, Apologetic Discourse and the Scribal Tradition
despicable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
despicable in Tamil
- இகழத்தக்க, கண்டனத்திற்குரிய, வெறுக்கத்தக்க, கீழ்த்தரமான, கண்டிக்கத்தக்க, மட்டமான
despicable in Urdu
- despicable, insulting
- ذلیل zalīl
- despicable
- چھوچھا chūchā
despicable in Bengali
- ঘৃণ্য, জঘন্য
despicable in Malayalam
- despicable or contemptible fellow
- നിന്ദ്യൻ nindyaṉ
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- despicable in Kannada
- ಕುಚ್ಚಣೆಯ, ಅಳಿಗೊಳಿಸುವ, ನಿಂದ್ಯ, ಹೇಯ
- despicable in Odia
- ଅଲେଖା alekhā, ଅଳ୍ପ aḷpa
- despicable in Indonesian
- tercela, hina, keji
- despicable in Persian
- نفرت انگیز nefrat-angiz
- despicable in Vietnamese
- đáng khinh
Synonyms of despicable
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Antonyms
Forms of despicable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more despicable |
| superlative | most despicable |
| Noun | |
| plural | despicables |
Origin of despicable
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.
Words formed from despicable
Words that rhyme with despicable
- tickable
- clickable
- inextricable
- kickable
- nickable
- unlickable
- applicable
- brickable
- flickable
- lickable
- nonclickable
- nonpickable
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Questions about despicable
- What does despicable mean?
- Despicable means fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- What is despicable in Tamil?
- Despicable in Tamil is இகழத்தக்க, கண்டனத்திற்குரிய, வெறுக்கத்தக்க. See Despicable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is despicable?
- Despicable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce despicable?
- Despicable is pronounced /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/.
Words near despicable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: despicable (page history and authors); despicable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ذلیل (Urdu) (page history and authors); Despicable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); നിന്ദ്യൻ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); despicable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଅଲେଖା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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