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If someone's a cartoon villain, you can dismiss them, but if they behave despicably but you kind of like them, they really get under your skin.
Michel Faber

Meaning of "despicably" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESPICABLY

despicably  [dɪsˈpɪkəblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESPICABLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Despicably is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DESPICABLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Despise

Despise means to regard with contempt or scorn. It may also refer to: Music ▪ Despised Icon, an extreme metal band ▪ Despise the Sun, an album ▪ A song by metal band, Slipknot on the digipak version of their self-titled album. The lyrics were later reused in the b-side track Purity. ▪ "I Despise You", a song on Punkophilia! by the Bulbulators ▪ "Despicable Heroes", a song on the Anthems of Rebellion album by Arch Enemy ▪ Despise You, a powerviolence/hardcore band ▪ "Despicable", a song by the artist Eminem Film and Television ▪ Despicable Villain! The Mystery of Onigumo!, an InuYasha anime episode ▪ Despicable Me, a 2010 animated comedy film starring Steve Carell and Jason Segel Miscellaneous ▪ One of the eight dungeons opposing the eight virtues in the Ultima series...

Definition of despicably in the English dictionary

The definition of despicably in the dictionary is in a mean and contemptible manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESPICABLY


amicably
ˈæmɪkəblɪ
communicably
kəˈmjuːnɪkəblɪ
eradicably
ɪˈrædɪkəblɪ
explicably
ɪkˈsplɪkəblɪ
immedicably
ɪˈmɛdɪkəblɪ
impeccably
ɪmˈpɛkəblɪ
impracticably
ɪmˈpræktɪkəblɪ
inapplicably
ˌɪnəˈplɪkəblɪ
incommunicably
ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəblɪ
ineradicably
ˌɪnɪˈrædɪkəblɪ
inexplicably
ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəblɪ
inextricably
ˌɪnɪksˈtrɪkəblɪ
irradicably
ɪˈrædɪkəblɪ
medicably
ˈmɛdɪkəblɪ
practicably
ˈpræktɪkəblɪ
remarkably
rɪˈmɑːkəblɪ
unmistakably
ˌʌnmɪsˈteɪkəblɪ
unshakably
ʌnˈʃeɪkəblɪ
unshakeably
ʌnˈʃeɪkəblɪ
unspeakably
ʌnˈspiːkəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESPICABLY

desperateness
desperation
despicability
despicable
despicableness
despiritualise
despiritualize
despisable
despisal
despise
despisedness
despisement
despiser
despisingly
despite
despiteful
despitefully
despitefulness
despiteous
despiteously

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESPICABLY

ably
arguably
comfortably
considerably
implacably
inevitably
invariably
notably
placably
preferably
presumably
probably
reasonably
reliably
revocably
suitably
unbelievably
undesirably
unequivocably
vocably

Synonyms and antonyms of despicably in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «despicably» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESPICABLY

Find out the translation of despicably to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of despicably from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «despicably» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卑鄙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vilmente
570 millions of speakers

English

despicably
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

despicably
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقيتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vilmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

despicably
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

odieusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ragu-ragu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

despicably
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

卑劣に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Despicably
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

despicably
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीचपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

despicably
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

despicably
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nikczemnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

despicably
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αξιοκαταφρόνητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

despicably
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

despicably
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

despicably
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of despicably

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESPICABLY»

The term «despicably» is normally little used and occupies the 127.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESPICABLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «despicably» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «despicably» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about despicably

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QUOTES WITH «DESPICABLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word despicably.
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Michel Faber
If someone's a cartoon villain, you can dismiss them, but if they behave despicably but you kind of like them, they really get under your skin.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESPICABLY»

Discover the use of despicably in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to despicably and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Red Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel
“If the reporters were to get hold of them, together with those in the garden taken by the old photographer, and with the pictures at the crime scenes of the red mandarin dress case — ” “Stop, Chen. It's so despicably low,” Jia struggled to say , ...
Qiu Xiaolong, 2009
2
A General Dictionary of the English Language
Mad- "ness, fury, precipitance. DESPERATION, desperation. s. Hopelesness, despair. DESPICABLE, despicably. a. Contemptible, mean, worthless. DESPICABLENESSjdes'-py-kabl-nis.s.Mean- ness, vileness. DESPICABLY, despicably. ad.
Thomas Sheridan, 1780
3
The Gay Past: A Collection of Historical Essays
Sodomy comprises various types of vice: firstly, the one so despicably perpetrated on oneself; secondly, more despicably yet, the one with the same sex , as man with man and woman with woman; and thirdly and most despicably, the one ...
S. J. Licala, R. P. Peterson, 2014
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Historical Perspectives on Homosexuality
Sodomy comprises various types of vice: firstly, the one so despicably perpetrated on oneself; secondly, more despicably yet, the one with the same sex , as man with man and woman with woman; and thirdly and most despicably, the one ...
Salvatore J. Licata, Robert P. Petersen, 1981
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The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
The highest results are often accomplished by those who despicably (des'pi-ka- bli), adv. Meanly ; base- work with desperate eaeTM>w£?Je^TM*^ 822. Iy j ; contemptibly : as, despicably stingy. They were fellows of desperate fortunes, forced ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
Meanly and despicably they live, and despicably they all find their way into hell. Here there is no harvest for a man of genius; we have nothing but mere negations ! Let us depart, then, as soon as your promised festival is over !" At length the ...
7
Fraser's Magazine
Meanly and despicably they live, and despicably they all find their way into hell. Here there is no harvest for a man of genius ; we have nothing but mere negations ! Let us depart, then, as soon as your promised festival is over !" At length the ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, Thomas Carlyle, 1841
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Works
She said, That he gave himselfhigh airs on account ofhis family ; and spoke as despicably of ours as if an alliance with us were beneath him'. I replied, That he was a very unworthy man, if it were true, to speak slightingly ofa family, which was ...
Samuel Richardson, 1811
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The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, ...
count of his family; and spoke as despicably of ours as if an alliance with us were beneath him. I replied, that he was a' very unworthy man, if it were true, to speak slightingly of a family, which was as good as his own, 'bating that it was not ...
Anna Letitia Aikin Barbauld, 1820
10
The history of Clarissa Harlowe
She said that he gave himself high airs on account of his family ; and spoke as despicably of ours as if an alliance with us were beneath him. I replied that he was a very unworthy man, if it were true, to speak slightingly of a family which was as ...
Samuel Richardson, Sir Leslie Stephen, 1883

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESPICABLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term despicably is used in the context of the following news items.
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Senate's road plan better, still grievously flawed
Most despicably, it would kill the Earned Income Tax Credit that helps the working poor. The Senate plan would raise the tax on gasoline from ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»
2
Minion Birthday Party Ideas To Celebrate The Silly, Yellow Critters
So whether your kids are celebrating a birthday soon, or just want to have a fun party to celebrate Minion-madness, here are some despicably ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
3
Jews Who Harass Christians? Not in Our Name
On the Jewish side a handful of religious louts have always tended to behave despicably to passing peaceful pastors and nice neutral nuns, ... «Algemeiner, Jul 15»
4
Michael Clarke survives blows to fingers to steer team towards victory
... for a generally composed 77, came about when he tried to cut a ball from Aron Nijjar, the left-arm spin bowler, which stayed despicably low. «The Times, Jul 15»
5
The Tragedy of Harper's Canada
Most despicably, the Harper attack dogs have proven hostile to Indigenous-led organizations and initiatives related to Indigenous people's ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
6
Top 5 Netflix recommendations of the week: Nightcrawler, Fresh …
While a little uncomfortable to watch, particularly as Bloom is a despicably dislikeable character for a lead, you can feel the tension building ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
7
Victoria's kids' care units 'disgraceful'
He told the inquiry, which is investigating Australia's out-of home care system, that some of the houses he has visited were also despicably ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Bill Carmichael: Lessons for UK from the Greek tragedy
Greece has made plenty of mistakes over recent years, and the creditors and EU bureaucrats have behaved despicably. But despite the ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
9
'Fight for Jammu': NPP to hold anti-govt rally on July 4
... this year against the BJP showcased the seething anger and outrage of the people of Jammu region who have been despicably hoodwinked, ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
10
Scientology Slams Forthcoming Tell-All Book by Father of Church …
A Scientology spokesperson told TheWrap that the alleged incident is “provable bullshit,” calling the quote “despicably false” and adamantly ... «TheWrap, Jul 15»

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