contemptible
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What would compel a consultant to dismiss signs that a candidate has contemptible views on sexual assault?
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
The former Prince Andrew is a contemptible figure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Councillors in the area have described the attack as "contemptible" and "a senseless act of intimidation".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
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
For, I cannot adequately express what pain it gave me to think that Estella should show any favour to a contemptible, clumsy, sulky booby, so very far below the average.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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