desprezível

Portuguese

Etymology

From the non-standard suffixation desprezo (“contempt”) +‎ -ível.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [des.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯], /d͡ʒis.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [d͡ʒis.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [des.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯], /d͡ʒis.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [d͡ʒis.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [deʃ.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯], /d͡ʒiʃ.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [d͡ʒiʃ.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.pɾeˈzi.vew/ [des.pɾeˈzi.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɾɨˈzi.vɛl/ [dɨʃ.pɾɨˈzi.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɾɨˈzi.vɛl/ [dɨʃ.pɾɨˈzi.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.pɾɨˈzi.bɛl/ [dɨʃ.pɾɨˈzi.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: des‧pre‧zí‧vel

Adjective

desprezível m or f (plural desprezíveis, comparable, comparative mais desprezível, superlative o mais desprezível or desprezibilíssimo)

1. despicable (deserving to be despised)

   Synonyms: abjeto, menosprezável, desdenhável, despiciendo

2. insignificant, negligible

   Synonym: insignificante

Related terms

• desprezar
• desprezo
• desprezável