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English Dictionary: despicable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
despicable
adj
  1. morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
    Synonym(s): despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Despicable \Des"pi*ca*ble\, a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari
      to despise; akin to despicere. See {Despise}.]
      Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile;
      worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a
      despicable gift.
  
      Syn: Contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; pitiful; paltry;
               sordid; low; base. See {Contemptible}.
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