detestable
[ dih-tes-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.
Origin of detestable
1Other words for detestable
Other words from detestable
- de·test·a·bil·i·ty, de·test·a·ble·ness, noun
- de·test·a·bly, adverb
- un·de·test·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·de·test·a·ble, adjective
- un·de·test·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·de·test·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for detestable
detestable
/ (dɪˈtɛstəbəl) /
adjective
being or deserving to be abhorred or detested; abominable; odious
Derived forms of detestable
- detestability or detestableness, noun
- detestably, adverb
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