detestably
- adverb
- /dɪˈtɛstəblɪ/
:
detestablemente
- He acted detestably towards his colleagues.
Examples
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He lied detestably to avoid responsibility, which only made things worse.
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The villain in the novel acted detestably, making readers despise him.
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She treated her colleagues detestably and was soon reprimanded for her behavior.
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The way she spoke was detestably rude.
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She spoke to him detestably, making it clear that she held him in contempt.
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The movie portrayed the villain detestably, ensuring the audience would root for the hero.
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He acted detestably towards his colleagues, which led to a toxic work environment.
Synonyms
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
3
7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
3
7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
1
6.6
In a way that shows strong dislike and anger
1
7.0
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone for bad or cruel actions
1
7.2
In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike
1
7.2
In a way that shows disrespect toward someone or something
1
9.7
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone
1
8.6
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
1
6.7
In a way that shows dislike or makes people feel disgusted
In a way that makes people feel very disgusted or angry
In a way that is very bad or annoying
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
detestably = detestable (transparent) = detest + able + ly
Formed by standard suffixation: 'detest' -> 'detestable' ('-able'), then adjectival to adverbial '-ly' yields the expected meaning 'in a detestable manner'.
Etymology
The word detestably comes from detest, which means 'hate strongly', plus the ending -ably meaning 'in a way', so it means 'in a hateful or offensive way'. Long ago detest came from Latin parts de- and testari and was used like a strong curse, which helps explain its sense of great dislike.