contemptible
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The former Prince Andrew is a contemptible figure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
The lawsuit argues that Netflix used her real name and biographical details in its Inventing Anna series, but she was unfairly depicted as a "vile and contemptible person".
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
The contemptible cruelty of this thinking, let alone the obscene presumption that Pozner is obligated to prove to her that his child is dead, isn’t even shocking.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2024
Another contemptible little practice is “wardrobing,” wearing an item of clothing once before returning it, like a manipulative DIY twist on Rent the Runway.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
A few times, even, flowery bouquets had been laid at these contemptible monuments commemorating a death or deaths which had not yet occurred.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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