contemptible

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The former Prince Andrew is a contemptible figure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Don’t get me wrong: J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s legendary founding director, would view Patel as a contemptible weakling.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

If there’s anything more contemptible than being a villain, it’s being an accomplice — less guilty than the former, but also less compelling, confident and strong.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

The subsidy demanded from Las Vegas by Major League Baseball and A’s owner John Fisher, whose parents founded The Gap and who has a net worth estimated at $2.2 billion, would be contemptible enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Not knowing your ables from your ibles is contemptible, but the problem is avoidable.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner