Contemnible

/kənˈtɛmnəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Worthy of being scorned or despised; deserving of extreme contempt.

Etymology

From contemn plus -ible (Latin suffix meaning capable of being). This follows the pattern of words like 'contemptible' but uses the Latin verbal root directly rather than the noun form.

Kelly Says

This is one of those archaic synonyms for 'contemptible' that almost disappeared from English—you'll rarely see it in modern writing, but it demonstrates how the same root can spawn multiple adjective forms with subtle meaning variations.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርፎ
ar-fo
ARالعربية
قبيح
qabi-h
BNবাংলা
অপমানজনক
ap-ma-na-jan-ka
CACatalà
contemptible
kon-tem-pti-ble
CSČeština
nehodný
ne-hod-ny
DADansk
foragtelig
for-a-te-lig
DEDeutsch
verwerflich
fer-ver-lich
ELΕλληνικά
αποθρασυδής
a-po-thra-sy-des
ESEspañol
contemplable
kon-tem-pla-ble
FAفارسی
بی شرف
bi-sha-raf
FISuomi
arveluttava
ar-vel-ut-tava
FRFrançais
contemptible
kon-tem-ti-ble
GUGU
શर्मના
shar-ma-na
HAHA
bāta
ba-ta
HEעברית
לזלזל בו
le-zel-zel bo
HIहिन्दी
निरर्थक
ni-rith-ak
HUMagyar
megbánnivaló
meg-ban-iv-a-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
tercela
ter-ce-la
IGIG
ọjọọ
o-jo-jo
ITItaliano
contempibile
kon-tem-pi-bi-le
JA日本語
軽蔑すべき
ke-bye-tsu-be-ki
KKKK
неуважительный
ne-u-va-zhi-tel-nyy
KMKM
មានប្រយោជន៍
ma-an-bra-yo-ch-an
KO한국어
멸시할 만한
myeol-si-hal man-han
MRMR
अवमाननीय
a-va-ma-na-nee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
tercela
ter-ce-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Tropfen
ky-drop-pin
NLNederlands
onwaardig
on-waar-dig
NONorsk
verdig
ver-dig
PAPA
ਨਿਰਾશਾ
ni-ra-asha
PLPolski
godny potępienia
god-ni po-tep-ie-nia
PTPortuguês
contempível
kon-tem-pi-vel
RORomână
deplorabil
de-plo-ri-bil
RUРусский
заслуживающий презрения
zaslu-zhi-vay-ush-chiy prez-re-niya
SVSvenska
avskyvärd
av-sky-vaerd
SWKiswahili
dhahiri
dha-hi-ri
TAதமிழ்
குறைந்த மதிப்பு
ku-rai-n-tha ma-thi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
అవমানన
a-va-ma-na
THไทย
น่ารังเกียจ
na-rang-ge-jiat
TLTL
masamang
ma-sa-mang
TRTürkçe
kötü
koo-too
UKУкраїнська
заслуживає засудження
zaslu-zhi-vaie za-su-djen-nya
URاردو
ناکب
na-kab
VITiếng Việt
đáng bị khinh miệt
dang bi khinh mi-et
YOYO
àwọn
a-wun
ZH中文
可鄙的
kě bǐ de
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngok-u-thu-la

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