despisable

Example Sentences

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"A peddler without goods and without money is sure to be despisable."

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore

The' hain't nothin' more despisable than a body 'at goes meachin' around like some old sheep-stealin' houn' dog.

From The Mountain Girl by Erskine, Payne

"I wouldn't humble myself to speak to such a despisable man."

From Dandelion Cottage by Rankin, Carroll Watson

"I'm sure," said Katy, with a stiff erectness that drew Lawton back in his saddle, "no man shall ever dare to lay hands on bed of mine; it's undecent and despisable conduct."

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore

"And then you will be despisable," said the housekeeper bitterly.

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore