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contemptible

adjective

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Deserving scorn or strong disapproval.

The novel presents the deliberate betrayal as a contemptible act.
Dictionary practice example.
The mystery's flagrant abuse of a relief fund becomes clear when the treasurer openly diverts money reserved for families whose homes were destroyed. The treasurer's contemptible demand that those families thank him for his generosity adds humiliation to their losses.
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