détestable
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See also: detestable
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French détestable, from Old French detestable (14th c.), from Latin detestābilis (“abominable, execrable”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
détestable (plural détestables)
- detestable, despicable
- (humorous, informal) awful, terrible, very bad at something
Synonyms[edit]
- (detestable) méprisable
- (bad at something) lamentable
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “détestable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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