Associations to the word «Detestable»
Noun
- Contempt
- Doctrine
- Affection
- Weather
- Christian
- Neighbour
- Ambition
- Sooner
- Prejudice
- Trade
- Manner
- Passion
- Apology
- Contrary
- Sake
- Consent
- Assassin
- Gentleman
- Costume
- Opinion
- Remedy
- Weakness
- Folly
- Confusion
- Nature
- Reader
- Triumph
- Safety
- Liberty
- Sort
- Covenant
- Heaven
- Consequence
- God
- Alternative
- Thing
- Commerce
- Strain
- Ear
- Sight
- Laughter
- Slave
- Ancient
- Voyage
- Saying
- Proceeding
- Bread
- Fellow
- Beauty
- Nation
- Kind
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DETESTABLE, adjective. Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Dictionary definition
DETESTABLE, adjective. 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".
DETESTABLE, adjective. Unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.