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despicable

English

Etymology

1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin d?spicor, a variant of d?spici? (I despise), from de (down) + speci? (I look at, behold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??sp?k?b?l/, /?d?sp?k?b?l/

Adjective

despicable (comparative more despicable, superlative most despicable)

  1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean
    Synonyms: vile, evil, mean, contemptible

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:despicable

Antonyms

  • honorable

Translations

Noun

despicable (plural despicables)

  1. A wretched or wicked person.

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squalid

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin squalidus, from squalere (to be rough or dirty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?skw?l?d/

Adjective

squalid (comparative squalider, superlative squalidest)

  1. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
  2. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
    A squalid attempt to buy votes.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

squalid (plural squalids)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the family Squalidae of dogfish sharks.
    • 2008, David A. Ebert, James A. Sulikowski, Biology of Skates (page 126)
      Numerous diet studies on squalids have shown that members of this family tend to feed mainly on teleosts and cephalopods []

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