I.execrable, abominable, detestable (good prose): “omen,” Cic. Phil. 11, 5, 11; cf.: “exsecratus populo Romano, detestabilis, etc.,” id. ib. 2, 26 fin.: “nihil esse tam detestabile tamque pestiferum quam voluptatem,” id. de Sen. 12, 41; cf. “res (with tetra, misera),” id. Tusc. 3, 11 fin.: “scelus,” id. Lael. 8, 27: “exemplum,” Liv. 26, 48: “voce,” Suet. Vit. 10 et saep.—Comp., Cic. Off. 1, 17, 57; Vulg. Sap. 19, 13.—Sup. appears not to occur.—Adv., dētestābĭlĭter , abominably: “quod nefarie, quod detestabiliter fecit,” Lact. 5, 10, 7.
dētestābĭlis , e, adj. detestor,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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