despisable
Example Sentences
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"I wouldn't humble myself to speak to such a despisable man."
From Dandelion Cottage by Rankin, Carroll Watson
I'd never think any harm of you, and I'd never be so despisable as to take away any woman's character.
From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
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 Bowling, John
"A peddler without goods and without money is sure to be despisable."
From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore
"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 Cooper, James Fenimore