Contemptible
Contemptible adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Hapless and contemptible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hapless" instead an adjective "Contemptible".
Hapless
Hapless adjective - Having, prone to, or marked by bad luck.
Contemptible and hapless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptible" instead an adjective "Hapless".
Nearby Word: haplessly
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- As cruel and contemptible as James "Mickey" Hughes was toward his wife, Francine, in the made-for-TV adaptation of The Burning Bed, Mickey is never seen raising a fist toward any of his children; all of his brutality is directed at his hapless wife.
Source: Wouldn't Hurt a Child
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