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Meanings of most detestable in English

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Usage of most detestable in English
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Could she have married that most detestable of all monsters, a miser?
The Golden Calf
2
Lady Charlton I cannot bear; she is the most detestable creature I know.
The Mother's Recompense, Volume 1 / A Sequel to Home Influence
3
And sham seemed to me the most detestable thing on earth.
Sally Bishop: A Romance
4
This was the most detestable complication which he could conceive of.
Elsie Venner
5
She had been heard to give a young girl the most detestable counsels.
The Lerouge Case
6
According to anthropophagy, negroes are best, and white people most detestable.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 303, October 22, 1881
7
The founder of the Jesuits would have doubtless regarded them as most detestable blasphemy.
The Life of Froude
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It simply is the most detestable thing I ever knew.
The Governess
9
This John was certainly the most detestable of his race.
Mauprat
10
These pranks were often in the most detestable taste.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
11
Wild and violent, he had the most detestable disposition.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Paris, Volume 5
12
May Jupiter avert from us this most detestable omen!
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4
13
He made the most detestable references to Zoe and me; and I was told of them.
Children of the Market Place
14
I cannot command the time;-andof all detestable things, writing is to me the most detestable.
Egmont
15
She had always thought the mere handing out of money the most detestable part of charity.
The Sisters-In-Law: A Novel of Our Time
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It is the most detestable of all trades, that of soldiering, and about the most empty-stomached.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen An...
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