Antonyms for detestable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-tes-tuh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɛs tə bəl |
Definition of detestable
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French détestable (14c.), from Latin detestabilis "execrable, abominable," from detestari (see detest). Related: Detestably.
- adj loathsome, abominable
- I am of opinion that pumping a leaky ship is the most detestable work in the world.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The man must have been a detestable hypocrite, I think, had he not shown his vexation.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Kill me if thou wilt, detestable Huron; I will go no further.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The rest of this detestable thought was expressed by a hideous smile.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- She was blameless, of course, but he was detestable beyond all count.
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- Wretch that I was to harbour that detestable idea for a moment!
- Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
- No; these telegraph poles are ugly and detestable, they are inhuman and indecent.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- They are a detestable persecution when a minority promotes them.
- Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
- Above the general din he heard the detestable voice of the turnkey.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- The drug is not always an evil, but the doctor is detestable.
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for detestable
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