detestable
adjective
de·test·able
di-ˈte-stə-bəl 
dē-
: arousing or meriting intense dislike : abominable
detestableness
noun
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He is a detestable villain.
the detestable actions of a nasty little man
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If ever there was a time to eat your peas, asparagus and a buffet table of other detestable vegetables, Friday was it.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
What’s more, a loss at Hell in a Cell could also force McIntyre to become an even more detestable heel in the weeks and months ahead.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
As if being Jewish had become something really murky, vaguely suspect, possibly detestable.
—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
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
What’s more, a loss at Hell in a Cell could also force McIntyre to become an even more detestable heel in the weeks and months ahead.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
As if being Jewish had become something really murky, vaguely suspect, possibly detestable.
—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
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detestable
adjective
de·test·able
di-ˈtes-tə-bəl
: arousing or deserving strong dislike : abominable
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