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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Despicable \Des"pi*ca*ble\, adjective [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}.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar" [syn: {despicable}, {ugly}, {vile}, {slimy}, {unworthy}, {worthless}, {wretched}]
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