despicable

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Estrosi, who is a vocal supporter of Israel and whose wife is Jewish, denounced the act as despicable and said he wouldn’t be intimidated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

“Cesar Chavez the man did something horrible, something despicable, something that we’re not going to justify,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

He praised the victim's bravery and slammed Boultwood's "despicable actions" and lack of remorse.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Amy Madigan’s gut-wrenching turn in “Weapons” as the despicable, bewigged witch Aunt Gladys became impossible for the Academy to ignore, largely thanks to the amount of hype surrounding Madigan’s character.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

"How despicable we must seem to you," he says.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins