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despiseworthy

despiseworthy adjective: worthy of being despised; despicable.

Adjective

despiseworthy (comparative more despiseworthy, superlative most despiseworthy)

  1. (rare) Worthy of being despised; despicable.
    • "[...] And he tried to make us jealous of each other just for fun, which I think was horrid and mean and terrifically despiseworthy," said Clarissa vehemently.1947, Angela Mackail Thirkell, Peace breaks out

Forms of despiseworthy

comparativemore despiseworthy
superlativemost despiseworthy

Origin of despiseworthy

From despise + -worthy.

Questions about despiseworthy

What does despiseworthy mean?
Despiseworthy means worthy of being despised; despicable.
What part of speech is despiseworthy?
Despiseworthy is an adjective.

Words near despiseworthy in the dictionary

  1. despiser
  2. despisers
  3. despises
  4. despisest
  5. despiseth
  6. despiseworthy
  7. despising
  8. despisingly
  9. despisingness
  10. despisings
  11. despite

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