Dictionary definition for: Detestable
1. (s) 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"
2. (s) unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners" "detestable vices" "execrable crimes" "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
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