contemptible

/kən-ˈtem(p)-tə-bəl/

Middle English, "unworthy, despicable," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, "despicable, worthless," borrowed from Latin contemptibilis (Medieval Latin also, "contemptuous"), from contemptus, past participle of contemnere "to look down on, show no respect for, despise" + -ibilis -able

adjective

  1. worthy of contempt

  2. scornful, contemptuous

a contemptible snob

contemptible despicable pitiable sorry scurvy mean arousing or deserving scorn. contemptible may imply any quality provoking scorn or a low standing in any scale of values. despicable may imply utter worthlessness and usually suggests arousing an attitude of moral indignation.