detestable (adj.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: abhorrent , obscene , repugnant , repulsive ]

  2. unequivocally detestable; abominable treatment of prisoners; detestable vices; execrable crimes; consequences odious to those you govern- Edmund Burke

    [ Syn: abominable , execrable , odious ]

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