despicable
adjective/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/
Frequency rank: #7,997 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Deserving strong moral condemnation; utterly contemptible.
Example sentence
The villain's despicable actions shocked everyone in the courtroom.
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