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contemptible

adjective
So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean 2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good

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