abominable

[ uh-bom-uh-nuh-buhl ]

/ əˈbɒm ə nə bəl /

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adjective

repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.

very unpleasant; disagreeable: The weather was abominable last week.

very bad, poor, or inferior: They have abominable taste in clothes.

Nearby words

abolitionize, abolla, abomasum, abomasus, abomey, abominable, abominable snowman, abominate, abomination, abondance, aboon

Origin of abominable

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

SYNONYMS FOR abominable

1 abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul.

2 miserable.

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ANTONYMS FOR abominable

1 likable, admirable.

2 delightful.

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Related forms

a·bom·i·na·ble·ness, nouna·bom·i·na·bly, adverbsu·per·a·bom·i·na·ble, adjectivesu·per·a·bom·i·na·ble·ness, noun

su·per·a·bom·i·na·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for abominable

What kind of abominable killjoy would be against loving presents and cookies?
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)|Brandy Zadrozny|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Abominable acts of violence have become common enough in Mexico that the public has built up a tolerance for such news.
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Friends, people close to him, his lawyers, have advised him to protect himself, to not watch this abominable film.
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Caro, who portrays LBJ at times as an abominable monster, capable of just about anything, was horrified.
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It is not the abominable prayer that God commandeth, but the faithful, penitent prayer.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter
It was an abominable state of things, but there was nothing to be done, and that was the worst part of it.
Cecilia|F. Marion Crawford
"My dear Beaumaroy, the land about here is abominable," Naylor expostulated.
Beaumaroy Home from the Wars|Anthony Hope
And you are a wicked and abominable boy to talk in that way to me.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
They established idolatrous and abominable worship as a religion of the king.
The Bible Period by Period|Josiah Blake Tidwell

British Dictionary definitions for abominable

abominable

/ (əˈbɒmɪnəbəl) /

adjective

offensive; loathsome; detestable

informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferiorabominable weather; abominable workmanship

Derived Forms

abominably, adverb

Word Origin for abominable

C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to abominate

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