despicable
Pronunciations (3)
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/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
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/ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/
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dɪˈspɪkəbəl
Adjective
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
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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
A wretched or wicked person.
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Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.
Adjective
morally reprehensible
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would do something as despicable as murder
ugly crimes
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the vile development of slavery appalled them
a slimy little liar
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