Meanings
adjectivedespiseworthy (comparative more despiseworthy, superlative most despiseworthy)
comparative more despiseworthy · superlative most despiseworthy
- rareWorthy of being despised; despicable.
"[...] And he tried to make us jealous of each other just for fun, which I think was horrid and mean and terrifically despiseworthy," said Clarissa vehemently.
1947, Angela Mackail Thirkell, Peace breaks out
Origin
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despiseworthy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despiseworthy
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“despiseworthy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despiseworthy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “despiseworthy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/despiseworthy.
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