contemptible
adjective
[ kənˈtɛm(p)tɪb(ə)l ]
• deserving contempt; despicable.
• "a display of contemptible cowardice"
Similar:
despicable,
detestable,
hateful,
reprehensible,
deplorable,
loathsome,
odious,
revolting,
execrable,
unspeakable,
heinous,
shocking,
offensive,
disgraceful,
shameful,
ignominious,
abject,
low,
mean,
cowardly,
unworthy,
discreditable,
pitiful,
pitiable,
petty,
worthless,
shabby,
cheap,
beyond contempt,
beyond the pale,
sordid,
degenerate,
base,
vile,
villainous,
scurvy,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn).
