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[ dih-tes-tuh-buhl ] / dɪˈtɛs tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detestable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedeserving to be detested; abominable; hateful. Origin of detestable1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin dētestābilis, equivalent to dētest(ārī) to detest + -ābilis-able SYNONYMS FOR detestableexecrable, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, vile. SEE SYNONYMS FOR detestable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM detestablede·test·a·bil·i·ty, de·test·a·ble·ness, nounde·test·a·bly, adverbun·de·test·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·test·a·ble, adjective un·de·test·a·ble·ness, nounun·de·test·a·bly, adverb Words nearby detestabledeterministic, deterrence, deterrent, detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch, dethrone, detick, det. in dup. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detestableThat much of this division falls along racial lines is detestable to me. Is America a Police State? For Many, Yes|Gene Robinson|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Journey to the End of the Night does not offer readers much more than nihilism as a response to a detestable world. The Search for Serious Literary Fiction for Republicans|James McGirk|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST The man is well enough, of his kind, but the kind is detestable.' It's detestable having to quarrel with everybody and never to be good friends with anybody. The Way We Live Now|Anthony Trollope
I reflected on the infatuation of my surviving parent, and the usurpation of the detestable Betty, with horror. Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown Horse-racing and gambling, in all their detestable varieties, were the order of the day. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52|Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe Yes, he is a detestable fellow, very different from our seven little friends of the other night. Five Mice in a Mouse-trap|Laura E. Richards
British Dictionary definitions for detestable
adjectivebeing or deserving to be abhorred or detested; abominable; odious Derived forms of detestabledetestability or detestableness, noundetestably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to detestableabhorrent, accursed, atrocious, awful, despicable, disgusting, execrable, gross, hateful, heinous, lousy, maggot, monstrous, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, repugnant, repulsive, revolting |