contemptible

contemptible

/kənˈtɛmptəbəɫ/

⚖️ Morality & Ethics

deserving contempt; despicable

contemptible in a sentence

His contemptible betrayal destroyed the friendship.

Origin of contemptible

Latin contemptibilis from contemnere (to despise), from con- (intensive) + temnere (to scorn)