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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Despicable \Des"pi*ca*ble\, a. [L. despicabilis fr despicari to despise; akin to despicere See {Despise}.] Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean vile; worthless; as a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift. Syn: Contemptible; mean vile; worthless; pitiful; paltry; sordid; low base. See {Contemptible}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: despicable adj 1: worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards [syn: {contemptible}] 2: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them" [syn: {ugly}, {vile}, {unworthy}]
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