Middle English Dictionary Entry
despectīble adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | despectīble adj. |
| Etymology | From dē̆spect adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Contemptible, unworthy.
Associated quotations
- c1475 Mankind (Folg V.a.354)745 : Why art þou so on-curtess?..To go ouer to all þe holy corte of hewyn, þou art despectyble.