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Meaning of 'detestable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Detestable [ a.]
- Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.

Meaning of 'detestable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . detestable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unequivocally detestable
Example in sentence:
  • abominable treatment of prisoners;
  • consequences odious to those you govern;
  • detestable vices;
  • execrable crimes
Meaning (2):
- offensive to the mind
Example in sentence:
  • an abhorrent deed;
  • morally repugnant customs;
  • repulsive behavior;
  • the most repulsive character in recent novels;
  • the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee

Nearby Words:

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