Contemptible
The crossword clue "Contemptible" is answered by VILE, a 4-letter entry. Used 42 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
VILE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the VILE answer page.
Used 42 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- MANGY (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for VILE
Every other clue in this collection answered by VILE, most used first.
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