Despicably

/dɪˈspɪkəbli/ adverb

Definition

In a despicable manner; in a way worthy of contempt or disgust.

Etymology

From despicable (worthy of contempt, from Latin despicari, to look down on) + -ly (adverb suffix).

Kelly Says

The adverb form lets us describe actions rather than just people—'he despicably abandoned his family' makes the behavior itself the moral problem, not just the person's character.

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