detestable

[ dih-tes-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.

Origin of detestable

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin dētestābilis, equivalent to dētest(ārī) to detest + -ābilis-able

Other 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
  1. being or deserving to be abhorred or detested; abominable; odious

Derived forms of detestable

  • detestability or detestableness, noun
  • detestably, adverb

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