Associations to the word «Detestable»

Wiktionary

DETESTABLE, adjective. Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

Dictionary definition

DETESTABLE, adjective. Offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels".
DETESTABLE, adjective. Unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke.

Wise words

A wise man hears one word and understands two.
Yiddish Proverb