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detestable definition
detestable |
Overview of adj detestable The adj detestable has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (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") 2. abominable, detestable, execrable, odious -- (unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke) Antonyms of adj detestable 2 senses of detestable Sense 1 abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Sense 2 abominable, detestable, execrable, odious INDIRECT (VIA hateful) -> lovable Similarity of adj detestable 2 senses of detestable Sense 1 abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Sense 2 abominable, detestable, execrable, odious => hateful (vs. lovable) Attributes of adj detestable Familiarity of adj detestable detestable used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj detestable detestable Overview of adj detestable The adj detestable has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (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") 2. abominable, detestable, execrable, odious -- (unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke)
detestable definition
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