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contemptibleadjective arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgustthe contemptible thieves who stole the Christmas gifts intended for needy children cheap, cruddy, deplorable, despicable, dirty, grubby, lame, lousy, mean, nasty, paltry, pitiable, pitiful, ratty, scabby, scummy, scurvy, sneaking, sorry, wretched abhorrent, abominable, condemnable, detestable, execrable, hateful, loathsome, odiousdisgusting, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, revulsivediscreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, shamefulbase, ignoble, low, shabby, sordid, squalid, vileblamable, censurable, reprehensible, reproachablecowardly, craven, dastardlyunethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy high-minded, honest, honorable, noble, principled, redoubtable, reputable, right-minded, scrupulous, uprightethical, good, moral, right, righteous, virtuous deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)a contemptible attempt at science fiction by someone with no understanding of the genre despicable, miserable, pathetic, pitiable, pitiful, sad, sorry, wretched deplorable, discreditable, disgraceful, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, misbegotten, notorious, shamefulabhorrent, abominable, beastly, detestable, hateful, lousy, odious, stinkingbad, inferior, lame, poordisgusting, dishonorable, shamefulmeritless, unworthy, worthlessscandalous, shocking, sordid, unsavory decent, presentable, respectable admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, redoubtablenotable, noteworthy, noticeable, outstanding, reputable, worthyexcellentflawless, perfecthonorable, noblehonest, straight not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decencythe contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing base, currish, despicable, detestable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, ignominious, low, low-down, low-minded, mean, nasty, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched bad, black, evil, foul, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, wicked, wrongcruel, viciousblamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensiblecorrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, pervertedatrocious, villainousunethical, unprincipled, unscrupulousdiscreditable, disgraceful, disreputable, shameful, unworthy high, high-minded, honorable, lofty, noble, straight, upright, venerable, virtuous ethical, honest, just, principled, righteous, right-minded, scrupulouscommendable, excellent, exemplary, good, moral, rightdecent, proper, reputable, respectable, seemlyblameless, guiltlessincorruptible, irreproachableuncorrupted, unerring contemptible, despicable, pitiable, sorry, scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn.contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values.a contemptible liar despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation.a despicable crime pitiable applies to what inspires mixed contempt and pity.a pitiable attempt at tragedy sorry may stress pitiable inadequacy or may suggest wretchedness or sordidness.this rattletrap is a sorry excuse for a car scurvy adds to despicable an implication of arousing disgust.a scurvy crew of hangers-on in the 14th century |