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detestable

adjective

unequivocally detestable

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
A2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈtɛstəbl̩

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. unequivocally detestable

    “abominable treatment of prisoners”

adjective

  1. offensive to the mind

    “an abhorrent deed”

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Example Sentences

abominable treatment of prisoners
detestable vices
execrable crimes
{'source': 'Edmund Burke', 'text': 'consequences odious to those you govern'}
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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