despicable

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'spɪkəb(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/'despikәbl/

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Definitions

adj.

Deserving strong contempt; morally reprehensible and mean

卑劣的，可鄙的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

dedown, away, reversal

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spiclook, observe, watch

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ablecapable of, worthy of

=despicable

Example Sentences

1.
His despicable behavior toward vulnerable people earned widespread public condemnation.
2.
The villain's despicable actions in the story show the depths of human cruelty.