despicable
adjective
[ dɪˈspɪkəb(ə)l ]
• deserving hatred and contempt.
• "a despicable crime"
Similar:
contemptible,
loathsome,
hateful,
detestable,
reprehensible,
abhorrent,
abominable,
awful,
heinous,
beyond the pale,
odious,
execrable,
repellent,
repugnant,
repulsive,
revolting,
disgusting,
horrible,
horrid,
horrifying,
obnoxious,
nauseating,
offensive,
distasteful,
beneath/below contempt,
vile,
base,
low,
mean,
abject,
shameful,
degrading,
ignominious,
cheap,
shabby,
miserable,
wretched,
sorry,
scurvy,
infamous,
villainous,
ignoble,
disreputable,
discreditable,
unworthy,
unscrupulous,
unprincipled,
unsavoury,
dirty,
filthy,
dirty rotten,
rotten,
low-down,
no-good,
beastly,
lousy,
caitiff,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from late Latin despicabilis, from despicari ‘look down on’.
