méprisable
/me.pʁi.zabl/
adjective
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close, near-identical synonyms for "vile/despicable, despicable."
Similar in other languages
German
verabscheuungswürdig is the German word for the same thing — both mean "despicable."
Practice
1 What does méprisable mean?
despicable
2 Fill the gap: Son mensonge est vraiment ___.
Full sentence: Son mensonge est vraiment méprisable. (His lie is truly despicable.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches méprisable?
méprisable: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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