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despicable
adjective as in hateful; beyond contempt
Example Sentences
Supervisor Janice Hahn called the practice of paying for plaintiffs “despicable” and said any attorney guilty of the practice “should be disbarred, and their share of the settlement should go to the victims of abuse.”
A fire at a London hotel housing asylum seekers is being treated as a hate crime and has been condemned as a "despicable and cowardly attack".
"These despicable, politically motivated attacks against law enforcement are not a one-off."
“People have to also realize that despicable comments — you have the right to say them, but you don’t have the right to employment,” Paul said.
In a statement on Saturday, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin called California's new legislation "despicable" and a "flagrant attempt to endanger our officers".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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