Nearby words
abg, abgatha, abh, abhenry, abhidhamma pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorrence, abhorrent, abia, abiathar
Origin of abhominable
1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin abhominābilis, alteration of Latin abōminābilis abominable, by association with phrase ab homine from man, inhuman
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Examples from the Web for abhominable
Diddest thou dare to aduenture vppon me, hauyng thy conscyence wounded wyth sutch an abhominable and deadly Treason?
The Palace of Pleasure|William PainterIncse is an abhominable thinge vnto me / I maye not awaie with your newe moones.
But he concludes honestly that though their faith is 'abhominable' to true Christians, their life is good enough.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. AllenWere it not an abhominable sight that the mynde of a man shulde be in a beastes body?
The Education of Children|Desiderius Erasmus