detestable
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Decades of lionizing men like Nile Jarvis have made his detestable personality not just easy to spot, but queasily appealing.
From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025
After Charles' execution in 1649, England's Crown Jewels were melted down or sold on the orders of the republican revolutionary Oliver Cromwell as representative of the "detestable rule of kings".
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023
It is not a scarlet letter enough for me that detestable owners are merely forced — or encouraged — to sell teams they ruined in myriad ways.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023
Would they think that the detestable bugs had started to infest their apartments?
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023
“I think paisley is detestable and should be banned until the end of time. Same goes for pastel-colored clothing. Oh, and khakis are repugnant.”
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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