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abominable

[ uh-bom-uh-nuh-buhl ]

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

/ əˈbɒmɪnəbəl /

adjective

  1. offensive; loathsome; detestable
  2. informal.
    very bad, unpleasant, or inferior

    abominable workmanship

    abominable weather

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • aˈbominably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • a·bomi·na·ble·ness noun
  • a·bomi·na·bly adverb
  • super·a·bomi·na·ble adjective
  • super·a·bomi·na·ble·ness noun
  • super·a·bomi·na·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abominable1

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

Origin of abominable1

C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to abominate
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Example Sentences

An ethical case can be made for dropping an abominable turd in of their Type-A track, just for humbling.

What kind of abominable killjoy would be against loving presents and cookies?

Abominable acts of violence have become common enough in Mexico that the public has built up a tolerance for such news.

And that even skips right over the biggest, biggest issue with Selfie, which is its aforementioned abominable title.

Friends, people close to him, his lawyers, have advised him to protect himself, to not watch this abominable film.

So the question is, can Lebanon survive the "Lebanonization" of Syria without another abominable round of bloodletting?

Looked at in its proper light, the Corn-law League is nothing but an abominable conspiracy against labour.

He began puffing out of the "kinopium" a most abominable air, which he said was the "Duke's March."

The sensual and abominable Carinus displayed the extravagancies of Heliogabalus, aggravated by the cruelty of Domitian.

He loveth no groats, nor pence, or two-pence; Give us red royals, if ye will see his abominable presence.New Gyse.

Have you read Janin's abominable article against melancholy and mocking poets?

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