Contemptibly
[kuh n-temp-tuh-buh l] /kənˈtɛmp tə bəl/
adjective
1.
deserving of or held in ; despicable.
2.
Obsolete. .
/kənˈtɛmptəbəl/
adjective
1.
deserving or worthy of contempt; despicable
adj.
late 14c., from Latin contemptibilis “worthy of scorn,” from contempt-, past participle stem of contemnere (see contempt). Related: Contemptibility; contemptibly.
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