CONTEMPTIBLE, adjective [Latin] 1. Worthy of contempt; that deserves scorn, or disdain; despicable; mean; vile. Intemperance is a contemptible vice. No plant or animal is so contemptible as not to exhibit evidence of the wonderful power and wisdom of the Creator. The pride that leads to dueling is a contemptible passion. 2. Apt to despise; contemptuous. [Not legitimate.]
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