despicably
In hateful manner
Despicably describes doing something in a way that deserves contempt or scorn—acting so low as to merit disgust: He despicably abandoned his family when they needed him most.
The word carries strong moral judgment, suggesting behavior that violates basic decency.
Deserving condemnation
- shamefulCausing or meriting disgrace
- disgracefulCausing loss of respect
- dishonorableLacking integrity or ethics
- deplorableDeserving strong disapproval
ignominious · discreditable · unconscionably · inexcusably · unforgivably · dishonorably · shamefully · disgracefully
In a brutal manner
- maliciouslyWith harmful intent
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
- heartlesslyWithout empathy or care
- ruthlesslyWithout pity or compassion
callously · mercilessly · savagely · heinously · atrociously · monstrously · fiendishly · sadistically
In an untruthful manner
- deceitfullyIn a lying manner
- fraudulentlyThrough intentional dishonesty
- treacherouslyIn a betraying manner
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
unscrupulously · sneakily · underhanded · deceptively · corruptly · crookedly · shadily · slyly
With scorn or derision
- scornfullyWith sneering contempt
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- sneeringlyWith mocking disdain
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
mockingly · disparagingly · haughtily · arrogantly · dismissively · insultingly · degradingly · humiliatingly
reprehensible
Deserving condemnation
- shamefulCausing or meriting disgrace
- disgracefulCausing loss of respect
- dishonorableLacking integrity or ethics
deplorable · ignominious · discreditable · unconscionably · inexcusably · unforgivably · dishonorably · shamefully · disgracefully · basely
viciously
In a brutal manner
- maliciouslyWith harmful intent
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
- heartlesslyWithout empathy or care
ruthlessly · callously · mercilessly · savagely · heinously · atrociously · monstrously · fiendishly · sadistically · inhumanly
dishonestly
In an untruthful manner
- deceitfullyIn a lying manner
- fraudulentlyThrough intentional dishonesty
- treacherouslyIn a betraying manner
duplicitously · unscrupulously · sneakily · underhanded · deceptively · corruptly · crookedly · shadily · slyly · deviously
contemptuously
With scorn or derision
- scornfullyWith sneering contempt
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- sneeringlyWith mocking disdain
derisively · mockingly · disparagingly · haughtily · arrogantly · dismissively · insultingly · degradingly · humiliatingly · belittlingly
despicablyadmirably
Deservingly of esteem
honorably · nobly · commendably · creditably · virtuously
- Despicable MeIllumination's villain-turned-father series
- Despicable Me 2