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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin contemnendus (“which is to be despised, scorned”), gerundive of contemnō (“to scorn, despise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.tenˈnɛn.do/
- Rhymes: -ɛndo
- Hyphenation: con‧ten‧nèn‧do
Adjective
contennendo (feminine contennenda, masculine plural contennendi, feminine plural contennende)
- (literary) despicable, contemptible
- Synonyms: abietto, abominevole, esecrabile, ignobile, infame, obbrobrioso, scellerato, spregevole, turpe, vergognoso, vile, (literary) vituperevole
- Antonyms: ammirabile, ammirevole, mirabile