"despicable" meaning in English

See despicable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-despicable.wav [UK] Forms: despicable [positive], more despicable [comparative], most despicable [superlative]
Etymology: despise + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|despise|able}} despise + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A despicable person is someone who deserves to be despised.
    Sense id: simple-despicable-en-adj-d8PAliLI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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