despisable

Example Sentences

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But now he is nothing more than despisable, or, what's the same thing, a peddler without house, pack, or money.

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore

I'd never think any harm of you, and I'd never be so despisable as to take away any woman's character.

From Senator North by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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

From The Spy by Cooper, James Fenimore

"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

Mister, I don't want to hurt your feeling—but cordin' to my way o' thinkin', paintin' as you do it, an't a trade at all—it's nothin' but a darned despisable fine art!'

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various