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detested

detested adjective: hated. Also the simple past and past participle of detest.

Adjective

detested (comparative more detested, superlative most detested)

  1. hated

Also used as

detested is also the simple past and past participle of detest.

Forms of detested

comparativemore detested
superlativemost detested

Words formed from detested

Questions about detested

What does detested mean?
Detested means hated.
What part of speech is detested?
Detested is an adjective.

Words near detested in the dictionary

  1. detestably
  2. detestate
  3. detestates
  4. detestation
  5. detestations
  6. detested
  7. detester
  8. detesters
  9. detestest
  10. detesteth
  11. detesting

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