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abominable

[ uh-bom-uh-nuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome:
an abominable crime.
Synonyms: foul, revolting, horrible, abhorrent
Antonyms: admirable, likable
very unpleasant; disagreeable:
The weather was abominable last week.
Synonyms: miserable
Antonyms: delightful
very bad, poor, or inferior:
They have abominable taste in clothes.

abominable

/ əˈbɒmɪnəbəl /

adjective

offensive; loathsome; detestable
informal.
very bad, unpleasant, or inferior
abominable workmanship
abominable weather

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Derived Forms

aˈbominably, adverb

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Other Words From

a·bomi·na·ble·ness noun
a·bomi·na·bly adverb
super·a·bomi·na·ble adjective
super·a·bomi·na·ble·ness noun
super·a·bomi·na·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abominable¹

1325–75; Middle English < Latin abōminābilis, equivalent to abōminā ( rī ) to pray to avert an eventuality, despise as a bad omen, abhor ( ab-, omen ) + -bilis -ble

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abominable¹

C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to abominate

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Example Sentences

Meloni has described surrogacy as "a symbol of an abominable society that confuses desire with rights and replaces God with money".

From BBC

The Supreme Court’s track record concerning federal legislation especially is abominable, from Dred Scott to Hammer v.

From Salon

He's in charge and this abominable presence just looms over American society spreading poison day in and day out.

From Salon

The dialogue is stilted, and the accents in the voice acting — particularly Gambit’s confusing, inconsistent Cajun twang — are abominable.

From New York Times

Abel, back in his log, knelt in prayer and asked a question he had asked before, though never so urgently: Why did God make owls, snakes, cats, foxes, fleas, and other such loathsome, abominable creatures?

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