despreciable
Appearance
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From despreciar + -able.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Spain) /despɾeˈθjable/ [d̪es.pɾeˈθja.β̞le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /despɾeˈsjable/ [d̪es.pɾeˈsja.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: des‧pre‧cia‧ble
Adjective
[edit]despreciable m or f (masculine and feminine plural despreciables)
- despicable, contemptible
- Synonym: desdeñable
- negligible
- Synonym: insignificante
Further reading
[edit]- “despreciable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28