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abominable

American  
[uh-bom-uh-nuh-buhl] / əˈbɒm ə nə bəl /

adjective

  1. repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome.

    an abominable crime.
    Synonyms:
    foul, revolting, horrible, abhorrent
    Antonyms:
    admirable, likable

  2. very unpleasant; disagreeable.

    The weather was abominable last week.
    Synonyms:
    miserable
    Antonyms:
    delightful

  3. very bad, poor, or inferior.

    They have abominable taste in clothes.
abominable British  
/ əˈbɒmɪnəbəl /

adjective

  1. offensive; loathsome; detestable

  2. informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferior

    abominable weather

    abominable workmanship
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Other Word Forms

  • abominableness noun
  • abominably adverb
  • superabominable adjective
  • superabominableness noun
  • superabominably adverb

Etymology

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 ( ab-, omen ) + -bilis -ble

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