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detestable in WordNet English dictionary
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"
abhorrent detestable obscene repugnant repulsive
- 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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