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despisable

despisable adjective: worthy to be despised.

Adjective

despisable (comparative more despisable, superlative most despisable)

  1. (archaic) Worthy to be despised.
    • And forasmoche as we be so Noble of owr natyf kynde / let vs pursewe such beastis as be vyle & despisable.c. 1530, uncredited translator, The Dialoges of Creatures Moralysed, Dialogue 110
    • the Jewish Nation, though scattered through the whole World, are not therefore a despisable people, but as a Plant worthy to be planted in the whole world1641, Manasseh ben Israel, To His Highnesse the Lord Protector of the Common-wealth […] in behalfe of the Jewish Nation, London, page 5

Synonyms of despisable

Forms of despisable

comparativemore despisable
superlativemost despisable
alternative formdespiseable

Origin of despisable

From Middle English despisable, from Old French.

Words formed from despisable

Questions about despisable

What does despisable mean?
Despisable means worthy to be despised.
What part of speech is despisable?
Despisable is an adjective.

Words near despisable in the dictionary

  1. despiritualization
  2. despiritualize
  3. despiritualized
  4. despiritualizes
  5. despiritualizing
  6. despisable
  7. despisableness
  8. despisal
  9. despisals
  10. despise
  11. despised

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