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detestable

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detestable in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    abhorrent  detestable  obscene  repugnant  repulsive 
  2. unequivocally detestable
    "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
    abominable  detestable  execrable  odious 
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