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