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despicable

dɪˈspɪkəbəl
WordNet
'Despicable love', perhaps the scene of the widower Joost with Lucia, 2nd stage from the play of the same name by C.J.van der Lijn
'Despicable love', perhaps the scene of the widower Joost with Lucia, 2nd stage from the play of the same name by C.J.van der Lijn
'Despicable love', perhaps the scene of the widower Joost at Lucia, second stage from the play of the same name by CJ van der Lijn. In an interior, an elderly man is courting a young woman. In the background a bird cage, a painting with a man's portrait and a standing watch.
  1. (adj) despicable
    morally reprehensible "would do something as despicable as murder","ugly crimes","the vile development of slavery appalled them","a slimy little liar"
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. despicable
    That may be or deserves to be despised; contemptible; base; vile; worthless: applicable equally to persons and things: as, a despicable man; a despicable gift.
  2. despicable
    Synonyms Paltry, Pitiful, etc. See contemptible.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adj) Despicable
    des′pi-ka-bl deserving to be despised: contemptible: worthless
Quotations
There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
Seneca
Ambition is pitiless. Any merit that it cannot use it finds despicable.
Joseph Joubert
Denis Diderot
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.
Denis Diderot
Of all the characters of cruelty, I consider the most despicable the one that cloaks himself in a garb of mercy.
Anne Fox
John D. Rockefeller
I know of nothing more despicable and pathetic than a man who devotes all the hours of the waking day to the making of money for money's sake.
John D. Rockefeller
Albert Camus
Nothing is more despicable than respect based on fear.
Albert Camus
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. despicĕre, to despise.

Usage in the news

It's not due out until July 3, 2013, but the trailer for Despicable Me 2 was released today on iTunes/iTunes Movie Trailers. ired.com

Elections District 15 Dem Candidates Call Mailer ' Despicable ,' 'Shameless'. boiseweekly.com

The left's despicable rule: Criticisms of Obama are racist. nydailynews.com

Columns from last Sunday were despicable rants. staugustine.com

Fun Show Tonight & Who's the More Despicable Celebrity. star1025.com

You Choose Between the Most Despicable Celebrity. star1025.com

I condemn this despicable act. journalgazette.net

After Romney's Despicable Birther Joke, Is Mormonism Fair Game. nyc.org

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, the newest attraction at Universal Studios, is officially open to the public. courant.com

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem grand opening at Universal Orlando. sun-sentinel.com

Despicable Me at Universal. sun-sentinel.com

Universal Touts Seth MacFarlane's 'Ted,' ' Despicable Me 2'. hollywoodreporter.com

Million-minion march begins as Despicable Me opens at Universal Studios. courant.com

GETTING DESPICABLE AT UNIVERSAL STUDIOS. courant.com

' Despicable ' bombings kill dozens in Iraq. cnn.com

Usage in scientific papers

This way we looked for to obtain more reliable results and susceptible to repetition at any moment, with despicable degree of alteration.
Use MPLS in Lan's

Usage in literature

It was a despicable affair from start to finish. "Rosa Mundi and Other Stories" by Ethel M. Dell

The road to Dudley, ten miles, is despicable beyond description. "An History of Birmingham (1783)" by William Hutton

Permit me to tell you, that the part you act makes you odious and despicable in the eyes of all honest men. "The Life of Hugo Grotius" by Charles Butler

And drunkenness I hold to be a very despicable vice. "The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4" by Charles Lamb

How despicable appeared all the good things of the earth! "Abbe Mouret's Transgression La Faute De L'abbe Mouret" by Emile Zola

It was a despicable trick and he had no doubt that his father was at the back of it. "The Lion and The Mouse" by Charles Klein

Despicable is the judge who judges for reward; yet his judgment is law, and must, as such, be respected. "Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala" by Various

To Septimus the lover who kissed and rode away had ever appeared a despicable figure of romance. "Septimus" by William J. Locke

To rob was manly; to beg was sordid and despicable. "The Road" by Jack London

They come out from under the stable floor in a despicable state of toilet, and cannot give any excuse for their depreciation of apparel. "Around The Tea-Table" by T. De Witt Talmage

Usage in poetry
To be amidst my little joys,
Thrones, sceptres, crowns, and kings,
Are nothing else but little toys,
And despicable things.
"The Believer's Principles : Chap. V." by Ralph Erskine Author object (545)
For deeds undone
Rnakle and snarl and hunger for their due,
Till there seems naught so despicable as you
In all the grin o' the sun.
"There's A Regret" by William Ernest Henley Author object (703)
O might I once mount up and see
The glories of th' eternal skies!
What little things these worlds would be!
How despicable to my eyes!
"Hymn 41" by Isaac Watts Author object (310)
Judge thou, just God! thy servant's cause,
According to thy righteous laws,
And mark the insults and the woes
I've borne from despicable foes.
"Part Of The Sixty-Ninth Psalm" by Rees Prichard