English-Thai Dictionary

contemptible

ADJ น่า เหยียดหยาม  ซึ่ง สมควร แก่ การ ดูถูก ดูหมิ่น  despicable worthless na-yiad-yam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTEMPTIBLE

a.[L.] 1. Worthy of contempt; that deserves scorn, or disdain; despicable; mean; vile. Intemperance is a contemptible vice. No plant or animal is so contemptible as not to exhibit evidence of the wonderful power and wisdom of the Creator.
The pride that leads to dueling is a contemptible passion.
2. Apt to despise; contemptuous. [Not legitimate. ]

 

CONTEMPTIBLENESS

n.The state of being contemptible, or of being despised; despicableness; meanness; vileness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTEMPTIBLE

CONTEMPTIBLE Con *tempt "i *ble, a.

 

1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke.

 

2. Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. Locke.

 

3. Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. [Obs. ] If she should make tender of her love, 't is very possible he 'll scorn it; for the man. .. hath a contemptible spirit. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Despicable; abject; vile; mean; base; paltry; worthless; sorry; pitiful; scurrile. See Contemptuous. -- Contemptible, Despicable, Pitiful, Paltry. Despicable is stronger than contemptible, as despise is stronger than contemn. It implies keen disapprobation, with a mixture of anger. A man is despicable chiefly for low actions which mark his life, such as servility, baseness, or mean adulation. A man is contemptible for mean qualities which distinguish his character, especially those which show him to be weak, foolish, or worthless. Treachery is despicable, egotism is contemptible. Pitiful and paltry are applied to cases which are beneath anger, and are simply contemptible in a high degree.

 

CONTEMPTIBLENESS

CONTEMPTIBLENESS Con *tempt "i *ble *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being despised.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

contemptible

con tempt i ble |kənˈtem (p )təbəl kənˈtɛm (p )təbəl | ▶adjective deserving contempt; despicable: a display of contemptible cowardice. DERIVATIVES con tempt i bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

contemptible

con |tempt |ible |kənˈtɛm (p )tɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective deserving contempt; despicable: a display of contemptible cowardice. DERIVATIVES contemptibly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin contemptibilis, from Latin contemnere (see contemn ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

contemptible

contemptible adjective what they said to poor old Mr. Ortiz was contemptible: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, unspeakable, disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS admirable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

contemptible

contemptible adjective that jibe about Alison was mean and contemptible: despicable, detestable, hateful, reprehensible, deplorable, loathsome, odious, revolting, execrable, unspeakable, heinous, shocking, offensive; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious, abject, low, mean, cowardly, unworthy, discreditable, pitiful, pitiable, petty, worthless, shabby, cheap, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, sordid, degenerate, base, vile, villainous; archaic scurvy. ANTONYMS admirable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

contemptible

con tempt i ble /kəntém (p )təb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠軽蔑 （けいべつ ）すべき, 卑劣な .con t é mpt i bly 副詞 卑劣に .