Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contemnible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tem-nible
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Fit to be contemned; contemptible.

Etymology

From contemn + -ible.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more contemnible (comparative) most contemnible (superlative)

Questions

What does contemnible mean?
Fit to be contemned; contemptible.
Where does contemnible come from?
From contemn + -ible.

How to pronounce contemnible

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