Contemptible
Contemptible adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Questionable and contemptible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Questionable" instead an adjective "Contemptible".
Questionable
Questionable adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Contemptible and questionable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contemptible" instead an adjective "Questionable".
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He's willing to, as he puts it, "tell people what they want to hear" to earn their funding and assistance in his research, and as a result uses methods which range from merely questionable and distasteful to downright contemptible and monstrous.
Source: Literature / Kitty Norville
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