abhominable

[ ab-hom-uh-nuh-buh l ]

/ æbˈhɒm ə nə bəl /

adjective Obsolete.

abominable.

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Origin of abhominable

1325–75; Middle English < Medieval Latin abhominābilis, alteration of Latin abōminābilis abominable, by association with phrase ab homine from man, inhuman

Words nearby abhominable

abg, abgatha, abh, abhenry, abhidhamma pitaka, abhominable, abhor, abhorrence, abhorrent, abia, abiathar

Example sentences 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 Painter
Incse is an abhominable thinge vnto me / I maye not awaie with your newe moones.
A Treatise of the Cohabitation Of the Faithful with the Unfaithful|Peter Martyr
But he concludes honestly that though their faith is 'abhominable' to true Christians, their life is good enough.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
Were it not an abhominable sight that the mynde of a man shulde be in a beastes body?
The Education of Children|Desiderius Erasmus