1. unequivocally detestable - abominable treatment of prisoners - detestable vices - execrable crimes - "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke • Syn: abominable, detestable, odious • Similar to: hateful • Derivationally related forms: odium (for: odious), odiousness (for: odious), abominate (for: abominable) 2. deserving a curse - her damnable pride • Syn: damnable • Similar to: cursed, curst 3. of very poor quality or condition - deplorable housing conditions in the inner city - woeful treatment of the accused - woeful errors of judgment • Syn: deplorable, miserable, woeful, wretched • Similar to: inferior • Derivationally related forms: wretchedness (for: wretched), miserableness (for: miserable)
