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detestable - 3 dictionary results

de⋅test⋅a⋅ble

  [di-tes-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < MF < L dētestābilis, equiv. to dētest(ārī) to detest + -ābilis -able

Related forms:
de⋅test⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, de⋅test⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
de⋅test⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
execrable, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, vile.
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de·test·a·ble   (dĭ-těs'tə-bəl)   
adj.  Inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn. See Synonyms at hateful.
de·test'a·bil'i·ty, de·test'a·ble·ness n., de·test'a·bly adv.
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Detestable

De*test"a*ble\, a. [L. detestabilis: cf. F. d['e]testable.] Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.

Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations. --Ezek. v. 11.

Syn: Abominable; odious; execrable; abhorred.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : detestable
Spanish: detestable, odioso,
German: abscheulich,
Japanese: 憎悪すべき
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