DETESTABLE
\dɪtˈɛstəbə͡l], \dɪtˈɛstəbəl], \d_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_s_t_ə_b_əl]\
Definitions of DETESTABLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
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Worthy of being detested: extremely hateful: abominable.
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DETESTABLENESS, DETESTABILITY. Carlyle.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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