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despicable
des·pi·ca·ble [ di spíkəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
worthy of contempt: fully deserving of contempt
[Mid-16th century. < late Latin despicabilis< Latin despicari "look down on"]

des·pi·ca·bil·i·ty [ di spìkə bíllətee ] noun
des·pi·ca·ble·ness [ di spíkəb'lnəss ] noun
des·pi·ca·bly adverb
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