Contemptible

a.	1.	Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. - Burke.
	2.	Despised; scorned; neglected; abject.
	3.	Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. If she should make tender of her love, 't is very possible he 'll scorn it; for the man . . . hath a contemptible spirit. - Shak.

Adj.	1.	contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn Antonyms: estimable - deserving of respect or high regard
	2.	contemptible - worthy only of being despised and rejected; "a contemptible lack of courage"; "A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth"- Jonathan Edwards Synonyms: despicable

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