"contemptible" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kənˈtɛmptəbəl/ Audio: en-us-contemptible.ogg [US] Forms: contemptible [positive], more contemptible [comparative], most contemptible [superlative]
Etymology: contempt + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|contempt|able}} contempt + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them. Synonyms: despicable, mean
    Sense id: simple-contemptible-en-adj-eUuW0h3L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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