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contemptible

[kuhn-temp-tuh-buhl] / kənˈtɛmp tə bəl /


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Councillors in the area have described the attack as "contemptible" and "a senseless act of intimidation".

From BBC

Don’t get me wrong: J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s legendary founding director, would view Patel as a contemptible weakling.

From Salon

Kirk’s death was ghastly and contemptible, but in a media environment and country conditioned to move on, its shock is already beginning to wear off.

From Salon

They are, evermore, contemptible miscreants like Stephen Miller, little people who are given power because their morals match the lying, heartless, fascist men who appoint them.

From Salon

Be open-minded and recognize that even a campaign opponent — even the contemptible Trump — can occasionally be onto something worthwhile.

From Los Angeles Times