worthy of contempt
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worthy — 1 adjective 1 a worthy person, plan etc deserves respect or admiration because they have good qualities: a worthy opponent 2 be worthy of to deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way (+ of): The plan is only worthy of our… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
contemptible — adjective Date: 14th century 1. worthy of contempt 2. obsolete scornful, contemptuous • contemptibility noun • contemptibleness noun • contemptibly adverb Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary
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miserable — adj 1. forlorn, woeful or woful, woebegone, Archaic. woesome, Obs. baleful, heartsick, downhearted, broken hearted, heartbroken, crushed, broken, desolate, despairing; worried, anxious, afflicted, stricken, heavy laden; down, disconsolate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
rotten — adj 1. putrid, decayed, decomposed, purulent; rancid, carious, maggoty, wormy, worm eaten; fetid, feculent, rank, Archaic. reechy; spoiled, contaminated, tainted, unclean, foul, flyblown; diseased, saprogenic, gangrenous, bad, Pathol. sphaculate … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
shabby — adj 1. worn, shopworn, threadbare, faded; ragged, raggedy, in rags, tattered, frayed; mangy, ratty, scrubby, scruffy. 2. grungy, dingy, dirty, Inf. grubby, Scot. ourie; impoverished, sorry, down and out, down at the heels, out at the heels or… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wretched — adj 1. forlorn, woeful, woebegone, careworn, heartsick, sick at heart, downhearted, brokenhearted, heartbroken, crushed, broken, heavy laden, afflicted, desolate, despairing, dismal, despondent; down, disconsolate, dejected, depressed,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Contemptible — Con*tempt i*ble, a. 1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean; vile; despicable. Milton. [1913 Webster] The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its force is dreadful. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Despised; scorned; neglected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grubby — adjective (grubbier; est) Date: 1725 1. infested with fly maggots 2. a. dirty, grimy < grubby hands > b. slovenly, sloppy 3. worthy of contempt ; base … New Collegiate Dictionary
