Despicable
Despicable adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Petty and despicable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Petty" instead an adjective "Despicable".
Nearby Word: despicably
Petty
Petty adjective - Not broad or open in views or opinions.
Despicable and petty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despicable" instead an adjective "Petty".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Villain Protagonist: Both Ugolin and César have pretty despicable motivations — greed and petty vengeance, respectively.
- And then there's, of course, also the fact that he's an unrepentant Child Hater... It might be easier to just say that Terumi Hates Everyone Equally, but for different petty, prejudiced, and generally despicable reasons.
Source: Politically Incorrect Villain
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