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despicability

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Despicableness.

uncountable

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Examples

“Thoſe in accio and ozzo, indicate⟳ bigneſs as well as wickedneſs and deſpicability.”
“Its short hind legs give⟳ a most ungainly gait, though it runs with surprising speed⟳ when pursued. Its unearthly howl adds to its despicability.”
“Because it wasn’t quite clear what the parameters of the list were — Hotness? Naughtiness? Sexuality? Purity? — everyone was left to ponder, in their own⟳ way, how to get⟳ more popular, by balancing the various strands of admiration, fascination, respect⟳, and despicability that comprise modern celebrity.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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