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Arousing or deserving of intense dislike; hateful; loathsome (adjective)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 10 letters · last seen July 22, 2026

Answer
DETESTABLE
DETESTABLE · 10 letters · puzzle shows **TEST****
The Root
TESTmeans “witness”

In a sentence: A pet owner was arrested for her DETESTABLE treatment of six emaciated cats.

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The Rootonym clue “Arousing or deserving of intense dislike; hateful; loathsome (adjective)” has the answer DETESTABLE (10 letters), built on the root TEST, which means “witness”. See the full July 22, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.