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substandard

English

Etymology

sub- +? standard

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?b?stænd?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?b?stænd?d/

Adjective

substandard (comparative more substandard, superlative most substandard)

  1. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
  2. (linguistics, dated) Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.

Translations

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detestable

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

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