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   detestable

   /dɪˈtɛstəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving intense dislike: "I found the film's violence detestable"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin detestabilis, from the verb detestari (see detest).

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   • 1. detestably adverb

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   What does the word 'detestable' mean?

   • The verb detest means "hate" or "strongly dislike," and the adjective detestable brings in an element of disgust or offensiveness. The Latin root, detestabilis, means "abominable," from detestari, "curse or express abhorrence for." "Detestable."

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   What is the Hindi translation for 'detestable'?

   • The Hindi translation for 'detestable' is निन्द्य (Nindya).

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   What does detest mean?

   • deserving to be detested; abominable; hateful. de•test`a•bil′i•ty, de•test′a•ble•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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   What is a detestable item of expenditure?

   • Another item of expenditure is the detestable prin- ciple of giving a percentage on cost. The newly appointed judge soon discovers that the most difficult and detestable of his tasks is that of deciding the matter of sentencing.

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   Detestable means very hateful or disgusting. It is a formal adjective that can describe people or things. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     used to refer to people or things that you hate very much: a...

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     ODIOUS definition: 1. extremely unpleasant and causing or...

   • Znaczenie Detestable, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     DETESTABLE definicja: 1. used to refer to people or things...

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     ABHORRENT definition: 1. morally very bad: 2. morally very...

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     DETESTABLE translate: 可憎的，可惡的，令人厭惡的. Learn more in the...

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   Detestable means arousing or meriting intense dislike : abominable. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for detestable.

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   If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.

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   Detestable means very hateful or disgusting. It is a formal adjective that can describe people or things. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Anything that's so hateful or disgusting that you can't bear to think about it is detestable. Many little kids find all green vegetables to be utterly detestable. It's pretty common for people to find hate speech detestable, as well as stepping on slugs in bare feet and the pungent smell of garbage.

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   Detestable means inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations and examples of detestable in different contexts and dictionaries.

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