Hyphenation of detestable

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word detestable? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-testable

Definitions of detestable:

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
2.	Unequivocally detestable Abominable treatment of prisoners Detestable vices Execrable crimes Consequences odious to those you govern- Edmund Burke

Synonyms of detestable:

adj	abhorrent, obscene, repugnant, repulsive, offensive
adj	abominable, execrable, odious, hateful

Last hyphenations of this language

detest brain-damaged congregation hereditarian hellishness Hesperus full-boled diptychs heathen unwedded undercover unlike unimpeachable unanchored cyniatria Tex diordinal Hellenist whence geographer

Hyphenator

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