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   contemptible

   /kənˈtɛm(p)tɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving contempt; despicable: "a display of contemptible cowardice"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn).

   Derivatives

   • 1. contemptibility noun
   • 2. contemptibly adverb

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