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Detestable
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1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
offensive to the mind
Example Sentences:'an abhorrent deed''the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee''morally repugnant customs''repulsive behavior''the most repulsive character in recent novels'
2. abominable, detestable, execrable, odious
unequivocally detestable
Example Sentences:'abominable treatment of prisoners''detestable vices''execrable crimes''consequences odious to those you govern'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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