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despicable

dis pi kuh buhl

  • s  morally reprehensible
    would do something as despicable as murder

  • Bush's sanctioning of torture was his most callous, despicable act.
  • You could put all the names of all the British Leyland cars of the late '60s in a hat and you'd be guaranteed to pull out a despicable, rotten-to-the-core mockery of a car.
  • Viewpoint: Rivals are wrong to make an issue of Obama's links to former members of the Weather Underground even if they are despicable.
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  • Dana Perino in ABC News
    The president offered support and assistance to the Government of India as it works to restore order, provide safety to its people and comfort to the victims and their families, and investigate these despicable acts,said White House...
  • Jalal Talabani in BBC News
    President Jalal Talabani said: "The perpetrators of these treacherous and despicable acts are no longer hiding their objective...... they publicly declare that they are targeting the state."
  • Tom Lantos in USA Today
    Lantos said that "covering up such a despicable practice when Congress seeks an explanation is a serious offense."

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