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despicably

/dᵻspˈɪkəbli/ adv

In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly

Word Origin The adverb from despicable, which comes from Latin despicari 'to look down on' (de- 'down' + specere 'to look'). So acting despicably means acting in a way that makes others look down on you. The same root gives us despise, spectacle, and suspect (looking up at, originally).

adv In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly

He acted despicably by stealing from his own grandmother.

(副词) 卑鄙地；卑劣地；无耻地

他卑鄙地偷窃了自己祖母的财物。

(adverbio) vilmente; bajamente; despreciablemente [De manera despreciable o vil; con bajeza.]

Actuó de manera despreciable al robarle a su propia abuela.

(adverbe) bassement; ignoblement; vilement; abjectement [De façon méprisable ou vile ; d'une manière indigne.]

Il a agi de manière méprisable en volant sa propre grand-mère.

(Adverb) verwerflich; niederträchtig [Auf eine verachtenswerte, gemeine oder verwerfliche Weise.]

Er handelte **despicably**, als er seiner eigenen Großmutter das Geld stahl.

(副詞) 卑劣に。軽蔑すべき方法で。下劣に。

彼は自分の祖母から盗むという卑劣な行為をした。

(advérbio) desprezivelmente; vilmente; baixamente; ignobilmente [De maneira desprezível ou vil; de modo contemptível]

Ele agiu de forma desprezível ao roubar de sua própria avó.

Synonyms: contemptibly meanly basely vilely abjectly ignobly sordidly pettily Antonyms: honorably nobly admirably praiseworthily

Related words

spectacle spectator spectrum speculate specious specter

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