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DESPISABLE

Definition: DESPISABLE

DESPISABLE

Adjective

1. Despicable; contemptible.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Despisable \De*spis"a*ble\, adjective. [Compare to Old French despisable.]. (Websters 1913)


Bible Trace: DESPISABLE

LanguageDateSourceJeremiah Chapter 49, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintDia touto akousate logon kuriou outwV eipen kurioV ean umeiV dwte to proswpon umwn eiV aigupton kai eiselqhte ekei katoikein
Latin405VulgateEcce enim parvulum dedi te in gentibus contemptibilem inter homines
Middle English1395WyclifLo! forsothe a litil child Y yaf thee in Jentilis, despisable among men.
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
Victorian English1833WebsterFor lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
Basic English1964OgdenFor see, I have made you small among the nations, looked down on by men.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: DESPISABLE

LanguageJeremiah Chapter 49, Verse 15
CebuanoKay, ania karon, ikaw gihimo ko nga gamay sa taliwala sa mga nasud, ug tinamay sa taliwala sa mga tawo.
Chinese我 使 在 列 國 中 為 最 小 、 在 世 人 中 被 藐 視 。
CroatianJer, gle, uèinit æu te malim meðu narodima, prezrenim meðu ljudima.
DanishSe, ringe har jeg gjort dig iblandt Folkene, foragtet blandt Mennesker.
DutchWant zie, Ik heb u klein gemaakt onder de heidenen, veracht onder de mensen.
Finnish"Sillä katso, minä teen sinut vähäiseksi kansojen seassa, ylenkatsotuksi ihmisten kesken.
FrenchCar voici, je te rendrai petit parmi les nations, Méprisé parmi les hommes.
GermanDenn siehe, ich habe dich gering gemacht unter den Heiden und verachtet unter den Menschen.
Haitian CreoleSeyè a pral fè peyi a vin tou fèb nan mitan nasyon yo. Pesonn p'ap respekte nou.
HungarianMert ímé, kicsinynyé teszlek téged a nemzetek között, és az emberek között útálatossá.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTUHAN akan membuat engkau menjadi lemah dan dihina orang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKarena sesungguhnya Aku kelak menjadikan dikau terkecil di antara segala bangsa, dan terhina di antara segala manusia.
MaoriNo te mea, na, kua meinga koe e ahau kia iti i roto i nga tauiwi, he mea whakahawea i roto i nga tangata.
NorwegianFor se, jeg gjør dig liten blandt folkene, foraktet blandt menneskene.
PortuguesePois eis que te farei pequeno entre as nações, desprezado entre os homens.   
Rumanian,,Cqci iatq, te voi face mic printre neamuri, dispreyuit printre oameni.
SpanishPorque he aquí que te empequeñeceré entre las naciones, y serás menospreciado entre los hombres.
SwedishTy se, jag skall göra dig ringa bland folken, föraktad bland människorna.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "DESPISABLE"

Words rhyming with "DESPISABLE" (pronounced 'De*spis"a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable. (additional references)

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Anagrams: DESPISABLE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-l-p-s-s"

-1 letter: displease.

-2 letters: abseiled, beladies, disables, idealess, passible, piebalds, pleiades, seisable.

-3 letters: abseils, aediles, aidless, alipeds, apsides, bailees, baldies, beadles, bedless, beleaps, besides, biassed, bipedal, blessed, blissed, debases, despise, diesels, disable, disease, dispels, edibles, elapids, elapsed, elapses, espials, idlesse, lapides, lapises, lipases, palsied, palsies, pelisse, pesades, piebald, pleased, pleases, pleiads, salpids, seabeds, seaside, seidels.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-e-i-l-p-s-s"
 

+1 letter: dispensable.

 

+3 letters: indispensable.

 

+4 letters: despicableness, disrespectable, indispensables, preestablished, subspecialized.

 

+5 letters: spreadabilities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DESPISABLE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 45 53 50 49 53 41 42 4C 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-..    .    ...    .--.    ..    ...    .-    -...    .-..    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01000101 01010011 01010000 01001001 01010011 01000001 01000010 01001100 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#69 &#83 &#80 &#73 &#83 &#65 &#66 &#76 &#69

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0045 0053 0050 0049 0053 0041 0042 004C 0045

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38395350435335364639

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Bible Trace
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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