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.
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