detestable

adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene

massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant

customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive

character in recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {obscene},

{repugnant}, {repulsive}]

2: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of

prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes";

"consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke

[syn: {abominable}, {execrable}, {odious}]