-stəbəl, archaically with stress on first syllable adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin detestabilis, from detestari + -abilis -able
: worthy of being detested : very odious : deserving abhorrence : abominable
detestable vices
• de·test·able·ness noun -es
• de·test·ably -blē, -li adverb