English to Afrikaans Meaning of contemptible - veragtelik

Contemptible :

veragtelik

adjective

walglike, veragtelik, afskuwelike, gruwelike, veragtelike, haatlike, grusame, gehaat, lae, skamele, beteken, minderwaardige, basis, growwe, onderduimse, lafaard, klein, miniatuur, kleinlik, handig, weglaatbaar, belaglik, spottend, lagwekkend, listig

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Definitions of contemptible in English

Adjective(1) deserving of contempt or scorn

Examples of contemptible in English

(1) This does not rate a reply, it is so contemptible .(2) If he does, his failure to spell this out is contemptible .(3) They fight to be true to themselves and good to others, and perhaps out of hatred for the sheer contemptible venality of capital's favorites.(4) Sometimes left-wing commentary is just ignorant; other times it is deeply contemptible .(5) It can only be seen as a professor's contemptible effort to bully a student with whose politics he disagrees.(6) It is not possible to treat others with respect when we act in a way that says that who they are or what they believe makes them worthless or contemptible as human beings.(7) Back to the contemptible hive of infamy from which you came!(8) It does not refrain from resorting to all methods, using all evil and contemptible ways to achieve its end.(9) The practice of screaming ├ö├ç├┐racist├ö├ç├û at those who disagree with you is contemptible .(10) The criminals who prey on the elderly are the lowest of the low - contemptible cowards whose targets are the frail and solitary.(11) Cynics have sneeringly dismissed the latter role as that of a messenger boy, as if there were something contemptible about messenger boys.(12) SIR - People talk about contempt of court, but the truth is that courts themselves are contemptible by the silly sentences they hand out.(13) This I find to be contemptible because it is the result of an activity dissimilar to smoking, but also because it implies that smoking in public should banned.(14) Either way, the two men represent all that is vile and contemptible about American politics.(15) On at least three occasions the way you treated this girl was cowardly and contemptible .(16) Alas there is no reason why the most odious, contemptible people might not be able to make the sweetest, most wonderful creations.

Related Phrases of contemptible

(1) contemptible ::

veragtelik

Related Phrases of contemptible

(1) contemptible ::

veragtelik

Synonyms

Adjective

1. despicable ::

veragtelike

2. detestable ::

afskuwelike

3. hateful ::

haatlike

4. reprehensible ::

verwerplik

5. deplorable ::

betreurenswaardig

6. unspeakable ::

onuitspreeklike

7. disgraceful ::

skande

8. shameful ::

skande

9. ignominious ::

skandelik

10. abject ::

volslae

11. low ::

lae

12. mean ::

beteken

13. cowardly ::

lafhartige

14. unworthy ::

onwaardig

15. discreditable ::

skandelik

16. petty ::

kleinlik

17. worthless ::

waardeloos

18. shabby ::

shabby

19. cheap ::

goedkoop

20. beyond contempt ::

buite minagting

21. beyond the pale ::

buite die bleek

22. sordid ::

ongure

23. scurvy ::

skeurbuik

Antonyms

1. admirable ::

bewonderenswaardig

2. creditable ::

geloofwaardige

3. meritorious ::

verdienstelike

Different Forms

contemptible

Word Example from TV Shows

Some CONTEMPTIBLE junkie who couldn't keep the peace for eight hours.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 13

- Isn't that kind of cowardly? - Oh, yeah. It's beyond CONTEMPTIBLE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 10

Examples of contemptible from TV Shows

Some CONTEMPTIBLE junkie who couldn't keep the peace for eight hours.

Breaking Bad Season 3, Episode 13

- Isn't that kind of cowardly? - Oh, yeah. It's beyond CONTEMPTIBLE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 10

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