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detestably

/dɪtˈɛstəbli/ adv

In a detestable manner.

Word Origin From Latin detestari 'to curse, to call down a witness' — literally 'to call a witness away' to confirm a curse. Detestably means in a hateful, abominable manner. The root testis 'witness' gives us testify (to bear witness), testimony, and protest (to witness forth, to object). So detest originally meant to denounce with divine witness.

adv In a detestable manner.

He behaved detestably toward his colleagues, spreading malicious rumors about them.

(副词) 可憎地；可恶地；可恨地

他以可憎的方式对待同事，散布关于他们的恶意谣言。

(adverbio) De manera detestable.

Se comportó de manera detestable con sus colegas, difundiendo rumores maliciosos sobre ellos.

(adverbe) détestablement; odieusement [De manière détestable.]

Il s'est comporté detestably envers ses collègues, répandant à leur sujet des rumeurs malveillantes.

(Adverb) abscheulich; widerlich; verabscheuungswürdig [Auf eine verabscheuungswürdige, widerliche Weise.]

Er verhielt sich **detestably** gegenüber seinen Kollegen und verbreitete böse Gerüchte über sie.

(副詞) ひどく嫌悪すべき様子で; 憎むほど不快な manner で。

彼は同僚に悪意あるうわさを流し、憎むべき振る舞いをした。

(advérbio) detestavelmente; de modo detestável; abominavelmente [De maneira detestável.]

Ele se comportou de forma detestável com seus colegas, espalhando rumores maliciosos sobre eles.

Synonyms: hatefully abominably repellently horribly disgustingly loathsomely repulsively foully Antonyms: admirably commendably wonderfully delightfully
Word parts: de + test + able + ly

Related words

detest detestation testify testimony testimonial testator attest contest contestant contestation protest protestant intestate

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