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disagreeable

English

Etymology

From Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). Surface etymology is dis- +? agreeable.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): [d?s????i.?b??]

Adjective

disagreeable (comparative more disagreeable, superlative most disagreeable)

  1. Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
  2. (archaic) Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "disagreeable" is often applied: odor, smell, taste, sensation, thing, person, man, woman, duty, work, feeling, manner, experience, effect, feature, business, surprise, job.

Antonyms

  • agreeable

Translations

Noun

disagreeable (plural disagreeables)

  1. Something or someone displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.
    • 1855, Blackwood's magazine (volume 77, page 331)
      The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.

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despicable

English

Etymology

1550s, from Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin d?spicor, a variant of d?spici? (I despise), from de (down) + speci? (I look at, behold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d??sp?k?b?l/, /?d?sp?k?b?l/

Adjective

despicable (comparative more despicable, superlative most despicable)

  1. Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean
    Synonyms: vile, evil, mean, contemptible

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:despicable

Antonyms

  • honorable

Translations

Noun

despicable (plural despicables)

  1. A wretched or wicked person.

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