It was a 'despicable' [='contemptible'] act of racism.
She is a 'despicable' traitor.
(..) Sorry. I hope I'm not interrupting anything. No, no. I was just reading a, uh... a scary book. I was hoping you'd let me apologize for my despicable behavior earlier. - Okay... - I don't know what came over me. Do you suppose we could pretend it never happened and start over... (..)2004 Shrek 2