detestable
adjective
de·test·able
di-ˈte-stə-bəl 
dē-
: arousing or meriting intense dislike : abominable
detestableness
noun
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Examples of detestable in a Sentence
He is a detestable villain.
the detestable actions of a nasty little man
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As if being Jewish had become something really murky, vaguely suspect, possibly detestable.
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
For a Black girl living during one of the worst periods of race relations in America, these were the detestable but sadly predictable terms of engagement.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
The quiet yet profound orangutan Maurice is as lovable as Koba, the villainous ape who betrays his fellow simians, is detestable, and Serkis’s Caesar stands as the film’s MVP.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 10 May 2024
This all came on the heels of a family tragedy that made my job seem even more detestable and stupid.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
For a Black girl living during one of the worst periods of race relations in America, these were the detestable but sadly predictable terms of engagement.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
The quiet yet profound orangutan Maurice is as lovable as Koba, the villainous ape who betrays his fellow simians, is detestable, and Serkis’s Caesar stands as the film’s MVP.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 10 May 2024
This all came on the heels of a family tragedy that made my job seem even more detestable and stupid.
—Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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detestable
adjective
de·test·able
di-ˈtes-tə-bəl
: arousing or deserving strong dislike : abominable
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