Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

despiseworthy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-spise-wor-thy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy of being despised; despicable.

Example Sentences

""[...] And he tried to make us jealous of each other just for fun, which I think was horrid and mean and terrifically despiseworthy," said Clarissa vehemently."

Etymology

From despise + -worthy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: despise

Inflected Forms

more despiseworthy (comparative) most despiseworthy (superlative)

Questions

What does despiseworthy mean?: Worthy of being despised; despicable.
Where does despiseworthy come from?: From despise + -worthy.

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