Definitions for detestable

Definitions for (adj) detestable

Main entry: detestable, odious, execrable, abominable

Definition: unequivocally detestable

Usage: abominable treatment of prisoners; detestable vices; execrable crimes; consequences odious to those you govern- Edmund Burke


Main entry: obscene, repugnant, repulsive, detestable, abhorrent

Definition: offensive to the mind

Usage: an abhorrent deed; the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee; morally repugnant customs; repulsive behavior; the most repulsive character in recent novels


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