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detestable

[dih-tes-tuh-buhl]
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adjective

deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful.

RELATED WORDS

abhorrent, accursed, atrocious, awful, despicable, disgusting, execrable, gross, hateful, heinous, lousy, maggot, monstrous, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, repugnant, repulsive, revolting

Nearby words

  1. deterministic,
  2. deterrence,
  3. deterrent,
  4. detersive,
  5. detest,
  6. detestation,
  7. dethatch,
  8. dethrone,
  9. detick,
  10. detinue

Origin of detestable

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin dētestābilis, equivalent to dētest(ārī) to detest + -ābilis -able
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British Dictionary definitions for detestable

detestable

adjective

being or deserving to be abhorred or detested; abominable; odious
Derived Formsdetestability or detestableness, noundetestably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for detestable

detestable

adj.

early 15c., from Middle French détestable (14c.), from Latin detestabilis "execrable, abominable," from detestari (see detest). Related: Detestably.

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