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despicably

despicably adverb: in a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly.

Adverb

despicably (comparative more despicably, superlative most despicably)

  1. In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly
    • "How despicably have I acted!" she cried.—"I, who have prided myself on my discernment!—I, who have valued myself on my abilities! who have often disdained the generous candour of my sister, and gratified my vanity, in useless or blameless distrust.—How humiliating is this discovery!—Yet, how just...1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter 36, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC
    • He never looked us straight in the face; his eyes were fixed on the ground all the time, and he spoke in a despicably affected manner. I did not like the man from the very first, and, friend or no friend, I kept my loaded rifle on my lap.1898, Arnold Henry Savage Landor, In the Forbidden Land, Chapter XXIX

despicably meaning in Bengali

despicably in Bengali

ঘৃণ্য, নীচ ভাবে, অবজ্ঞার সাথে

Forms of despicably

comparativemore despicably
superlativemost despicably

Origin of despicably

From despicable + -ly.

Questions about despicably

What does despicably mean?
Despicably means in a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly.
What is despicably in Bengali?
Despicably in Bengali is ঘৃণ্য, নীচ ভাবে, অবজ্ঞার সাথে. See Despicably meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is despicably?
Despicably is an adverb.

Words near despicably in the dictionary

  1. despicability
  2. despicable
  3. despicableness
  4. despicablenesses
  5. despicables
  6. despicably
  7. despiccable
  8. despiciency
  9. despight
  10. despightful
  11. despightfull

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