contemptible
Example Sentences
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The former Prince Andrew is a contemptible figure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Don’t get me wrong: J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s legendary founding director, would view Patel as a contemptible weakling.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025
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
If there’s anything more contemptible than being a villain, it’s being an accomplice — less guilty than the former, but also less compelling, confident and strong.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
He did not retain it very long, for two things made him hated and contemptible.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.