abhorred
Americanadjective
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of abhorred
First recorded in 1530–40; abhor ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective; abhor ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb
Example Sentences
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O dark cloud, descendingI 1 Unutterably on me! invincible, Abhorred, borne onward by too sure a wind.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
Death writes a reeling line along the snows, Where under frozen mists they may be tracked, Who men and elements provoked to foes, And Gods: they were of god and beast compact: Abhorred of all.
From Poems — Volume 3 by Meredith, George
"Adams Memorial," by Saint-Gaudens A Dog's Tale Abhorred extortion and visible waste.
From Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of Paine's Writings on Mark Twain by Widger, David
Abhorred Styx, the flood of deadly hate, Sad Acheron of sorrow black and deep; Cocytus named of lamentation loud Heard on the rueful stream; fierce Phlegethon Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage.
From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas
A Dog's Tale Abhorred extortion and visible waste.
From Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of Paine's Writings on Mark Twain by Widger, David
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