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Definition
dislike intensely
- I'm glad, for of all faults I detest stinginess in a child.Chapter 12 — A Solemn Vow and Promise (96% in)
- He detested the way they had of sidling past him timidly, with sidewise glances, as if they expected him to gobble them up at a mouthful if they ventured to say a word.Chapter 2 — Matthew Cuthbert is surprised (46% in)
There are no more uses of "detest" in Anne Of Green Gables.
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