Results for contemptible

Definitions of contemptible:

part of speech: noun

Contemptibleness.

part of speech: adjective

Worthy of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable.

part of speech: adverb

Contemptibly.

Usage examples for contemptible:

• Of this individual she had the most contemptible opinion. "The Late Mrs. Null", Frank Richard Stockton

• He ought to be cursed for his contemptible selfishness in bringing so much suffering upon the race! "",

• Writing to Mrs. Inchbald, he says:- Maria has one great disadvantage in this house- she has eight or nine auditors who are no contemptible judges of literature, to whom she reads whatever she intends to publish. "Maria Edgeworth", Helen Zimmern

• When will you cast out of your soul all that is contemptible and base? "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers