Origin: Latin
suffix -able
Despicable has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
A wretched or wicked person.
Adjective
1
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"
"ugly crimes"
"the vile development of slavery appalled them"
"a slimy little liar"
2
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean
Example Sentences
"would do something as despicable as murder"
adjective
"ugly crimes"
adjective
"the vile development of slavery appalled them"
adjective
"a slimy little liar"
adjective
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