Detestable vs Detectable - What's the difference?
detestable | detectable |
That which can be detected, noticeable.
As adjectives the difference between detestable and detectable
is that detestable is detestable, despicable while detectable is detectable.detestable
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Usage notes
* Nouns to which "detestable" is often applied: crime, thing, practices, act, character, nature, person, conduct, villain, behavior.Derived terms
* detestablenessSee also
* hateful * abominable * loathsome * horridAnagrams
*detectable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- There was a detectable pause before he continued. We all noticed it but no one commented.