despreciable
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From despreciar + -able.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /despɾeˈθjable/ [d̪es.pɾeˈθja.β̞le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014