despreciable

Spanish

Etymology

From despreciar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despɾeˈθjable/ [d̪es.pɾeˈθja.β̞le] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /despɾeˈsjable/ [d̪es.pɾeˈsja.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: des‧pre‧cia‧ble

Adjective

despreciable m or f (masculine and feminine plural despreciables)

  1. despicable, contemptible
    Synonym: desdeñable
  2. negligible
    Synonym: insignificante

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.