Italian

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Etymology

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From spregiare +‎ -evole.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spreˈd͡ʒe.vo.le/
  • Rhymes: -evole
  • Hyphenation: spre‧gé‧vo‧le

Adjective

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spregevole (plural spregevoli)

  1. contemptible, scurvy, despicable
    Synonyms: abietto, abominevole, (literary) contennendo, esecrabile, ignobile, infame, obbrobrioso, scellerato, turpe, vergognoso, vile, (literary) vituperevole
    Antonyms: ammirabile, ammirevole, mirabile

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