contemptibly

1. 1.

   in a manner deserving contempt

Questions about contemptibly

What does contemptibly mean?

contemptibly means "in a manner deserving contempt".

How many syllables are in contemptibly?

contemptibly has 4 syllables: con-temp-ti-bly. The stress falls on "temp".

Is contemptibly a common word?

contemptibly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.