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   detestable

   /dɪˈtɛstəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. deserving intense dislike: "I found the film's violence detestable"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin detestabilis, from the verb detestari (see detest).

   Derivatives

   • 1. detestably adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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