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Opprobrious vs Detestable - What's the difference?

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Opprobrious is a related term of detestable.


As adjectives the difference between opprobrious and detestable

is that opprobrious is of or relating to opprobrium while detestable is detestable, despicable.

opprobrious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to opprobrium.
  • Tending to cause opprobrium.

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    detestable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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

    * detest * detestability

    See also

    * hateful * abominable * loathsome * horrid

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