What (who) is detestable - definition
detestable
adj. detestable to + inf. (it is detestable to speak like that; it was detestable of them to do that)
detestable
If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much. (FORMAL)
I find their views detestable.
= loathsome, abhorrent
ADJ
Detestable
·adj Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.
Pronunciation examples for detestable
1. it's a detestable little thing.
Joseph Anton _ Salman Rushdie _ Talks at Google
2. to make detestable little things, you know?
Joseph Anton _ Salman Rushdie _ Talks at Google
3. who I would find detestable in regular life.
We Need to Talk - How To Have Conversations That Matter _ Celeste Headlee _ Talks at Google
4. But even in the book there are some pretty detestable CIA
Palace of Treason _ Jason Matthews _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of detestable
1. "That makes the attack even more detestable," he said.
2. "If any detestable acts were committed, I condemn them.
3. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good" H.D.
4. Im very pained and angry at their detestable action, Mrs Fang said.
5. We are now faced with a choice between the detestable and the even worse.