English Explanatory Dictionary

despicable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
noun
  1. A wretched or wicked person.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-despicable.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-despicable.wav

Word forms

despicable more despicable most despicable despicables

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

vile evil mean contemptible obscene wicked abject filthy base beggarly blameworthy carrion cheap choical cringing damnable dedecorous degraded deplorable deridable derisible despicable despisable dirty discreditable disdainable disgraceful dishonorable disreputable execrable groveling hylic hylical ignoble ignominious inglorious lame laughable loathsome lousy low ludicrous mean-spirited miserable outrageous paltry pathetic pissass pitiable pitiful plebeian punk putrid reprehensible reprehensive reptile reptilian reptitious ridiculous risible

Antonyms

honorable esteemed noble respectable valued disdainful scornful

Related words

unclean evil immoral

Derived words

despicableness despicably
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