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 abominably

Edith had no patience with people who were so abominably sensitive.
The Divine Fire|May Sinclair
I stuck my spear into him and he stuck his into me, through the stomach, which hurt me most abominably.
The Ancient Allan|H. Rider Haggard
You know the night you told me all that I thought it was a preliminary to your confessing how abominably you wanted me.
The Guarded Heights|Wadsworth Camp
"He's abominably drunk," murmured she, with an air of disgust mingled with dread.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola

It was all true that you said about me, all abominably true.
Tristram of Blent|Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for abominably

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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