abominable and detestable

[Isbell]

Can we use abominable and/or detestable in our daily conversation (e.g. You are an abominable nuisance/You are detestable to express dislike to someone) or they are indeed sound unnatural?

[Beeesneees]

You can use them, but I would avoid using them too often.
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[Isbell]

Thanks for the explanation but may I ask if your avoidance of using them is purely come from the negative feeling of those words?

[Beeesneees]

In a way - you would be likely to upset a lot of people. Besides which, their overuse would become boring, and they would lose their impact when things were really 'abominable' or 'detestable'. They are very 'strong' words.
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[Isbell]

Yes, I see your point! Thanks.