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See also: détestable

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Etymology

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From Middle French détestable. By surface analysis, detest +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧test‧able

Adjective

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detestable (comparative more detestable, superlative most detestable)

  1. Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dētestābilis.

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detestable m or f (masculine and feminine plural detestables)

  1. detestable
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin dētestābilis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /detesˈtable/ [d̪e.t̪esˈt̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: de‧tes‧ta‧ble

Adjective

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detestable m or f (masculine and feminine plural detestables)

  1. detestable
    • 2015 July 18, “Cómo escribir un artículo”, in El País[1]:
      Los más detestables son los del PP y los "cosmopolitas"; pero paradójicamente esos fachas rinden servicio a la causa, pues "són una fàbrica d'independentistes".
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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