desdenhável

Portuguese

Etymology

From desdenhar (“contempt”) +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.dẽˈɲa.vew/ [dez.dẽˈj̃a.veʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒ.dẽˈɲa.vew/ [deʒ.dẽˈj̃a.veʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.deˈɲa.vew/ [dez.deˈɲa.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.dɨˈɲa.vɛl/ [dɨʒ.ðɨˈɲa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒ.dɨˈɲa.bɛl/ [dɨʒ.ðɨˈɲa.βɛɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
Hyphenation: des‧de‧nhá‧vel

Adjective

desdenhável m or f (plural desdenháveis)

despicable (deserving to be despised)
Synonyms: abjeto, menosprezável, desprezível, despiciendo

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