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contemptibly

/kəntˈɛmptᵻbli/ adv

In a contemptible manner.

Word Origin Contemptibly comes from contemptible, which is from Latin con- (intensive) + temnere 'to despise.' So contemptible means 'deserving contempt,' and contemptibly means 'in a contemptible manner.' The same root gives us contemptuous and contempt. The PIE root *temh₂- meant 'to cut' or 'to despise,' a sharp rejection.

adv In a contemptible manner.

He contemptibly betrayed his closest friend for personal gain.

(副词) 可鄙地；卑劣地

他为了个人利益可鄙地背叛了自己最亲密的朋友。

(adverbio) despreciablemente; vilmente; indignamente; de manera despreciable [De manera despreciable.]

De forma despreciable traicionó a su mejor amigo por beneficio personal.

(adverbe) méprisablement; d'une manière méprisable; ignoblement [De manière méprisable, d'une façon qui inspire le dégoût moral.]

Il a trahi de façon méprisable son meilleur ami pour son intérêt personnel.

(Adverb) Auf eine verachtenswerte, moralisch verwerfliche Weise.

Er verriet **contemptibly** seinen engsten Freund, um persönliche Vorteile zu erlangen.

(副詞) 軽蔑すべき様子で、卑劣に。

彼は私利私欲のため、最も親しい友人を卑劣にも裏切った。

(advérbio) desprezivelmente; de modo desprezível; ignobilmente; vergonhosamente [De modo desprezível.]

Ele traiu seu melhor amigo de forma desprezível para ganho pessoal.

Synonyms: despicably basely meanly shamefully ignobly vilely abjectly sordidly Antonyms: honorably admirably nobly respectably
Word parts: con + tempt + ible + ly

Related words

contemptuous contemptuousness

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