different between detestable vs inappropriate

English

Etymology

From Middle French détestable; surface analysis detest +? -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??t?st?bl?/
• Hyphenation: de?test?able

Adjective

detestable (comparative more detestable, superlative most detestable)

1. Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "detestable" is often applied: crime, thing, practices, act, character, nature, person, conduct, villain, behavior.

Derived terms

• detestableness

Related terms

Translations

See also

• hateful
• abominable
• loathsome
• horrid

Anagrams

• seatbelted

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin d?test?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /detes?table/, [d?e.t?es?t?a.??le]

Adjective

detestable (plural detestables)

1. detestable

English

Etymology

in- +? appropriate

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n??p???p?i.?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n??p?o?p?i.?t/
• Hyphenation: in?ap?pro?pri?ate

Adjective

inappropriate (comparative more inappropriate, superlative most inappropriate)

1. Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.

2. (informal) Improper; adult; sexual.

Synonyms

• out of line
• unfit
• unsuitable
• improper

Derived terms

• inappropriately
• inappropriateness

Translations

Italian

Adjective

inappropriate

1. feminine plural of inappropriato