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detestably

detestably adverb: in a detestable manner.

Adverb

detestably (comparative more detestably, superlative most detestably)

  1. In a detestable manner.

Forms of detestably

comparativemore detestably
superlativemost detestably

Origin of detestably

From detestable + -ly.

Questions about detestably

What does detestably mean?
Detestably means in a detestable manner.
What part of speech is detestably?
Detestably is an adverb.

Words near detestably in the dictionary

  1. Deterts
  2. detest
  3. detestability
  4. detestable
  5. detestableness
  6. detestably
  7. detestate
  8. detestates
  9. detestation
  10. detestations
  11. detested

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