detestable

CEFRC1

/dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely unpleasant or deserving intense dislike.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

Examples

  • And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing.

  • The smell was detestable.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • detestable food

  • detestable person

  • detestable woman

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The villain's blank behavior included betraying his closest allies.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French détestable. By surface analysis, detest + -able.