despisable
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For I'm sure as I stand here, Miss Mabel, that she knew, or thought she knew, somethin' 'bout that poor, despisable wretch that died up in the garret.
From At Last by Marion Harland
Mister, I don't want to hurt your feeling—but cordin' to my way o' thinkin', paintin' as you do it, an't a trade at all—it's nothin' but a darned despisable fine art!'
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various
No, Father; no man shall ever say I failed to respond to the call of my Prince, despisable though I believe him to be.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
"I'm sure," said Katy, with a stiff erectness that drew Lawton back in his saddle, "no man shall ever dare to lay hands on bed of mine; it's undecent and despisable conduct."
From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper
"A peddler without goods and without money is sure to be despisable."
From The Spy by James Fenimore Cooper
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