detestable

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US /dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/
adj Freq #40247

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

    detestable person

  2. 2
    adj

    unequivocally detestable

  3. 3
    adj

    offensive to the mind

Etymology

From Middle French détestable. By surface analysis, detest + -able.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · unequivocally detestable execrable
3 adj · offensive to the mind repulsive

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