despicable/dɪˈspɪkəbəl/EtymologyFrom Late Latin dēspicābilis, from Latin dēspicor, a variant of dēspiciō (“to despise”), from de (“down”) + speciō (“to look at, behold”). First attested in the 1550s. Equivalent to despise + -able.despicable means fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.adjFit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.“The physical penis is consumed by despicable fish, animals of the turgid depths, but the higher phallus, the image of resurrection through the goddess, is fashioned as a sacred icon.”nounA wretched or wicked person.“Robbers assemble other robbers for the purpose of robbery; but Christians gather thieves, bandits, and other despicables for the purpose of spiritual transformation.”