detestable
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"Detestable philosophy!" continued Mr. Spence, looking from the canvas to the artist.
From A Romantic Young Lady by Grant, Robert
"Detestable creatures!" said Mrs. Gibson with some heat.
From Happy Pollyooly The Rich Little Poor Girl by Jepson, Edgar
If I had disobeyed, you would at once have fallen into the power of the fairy Detestable.
From Old French Fairy Tales by Ségur, Sophie, comtesse de
"Detestable indeed, and one that does not suit a boat like the Nautilus."
From Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Verne, Jules
Rufus was sinfully Rich, but nevertheless Detestable, because his Family had drilled into him the low-down Habit of getting the Jump on the Other Fellow.
From Knocking the Neighbors by Ade, George
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