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Vinony

despicable

adjective

  1. looked down upon/despised
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/ / /ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/

adj

Etymology: From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), from de (“down”) + speciō (“to look at, behold”). First attested in the 1550s. Equivalent to despise + -able.

  1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

    “The physical penis is consumed by despicable fish, animals of the turgid depths, but the higher phallus, the image of resurrection through the goddess, is fashioned as a sacred icon.”

noun

Etymology: From Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), from de (“down”) + speciō (“to look at, behold”). First attested in the 1550s. Equivalent to despise + -able.

  1. A wretched or wicked person.

    “Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.”