abominable
Use Abominable in a sentence
ə adjective
1.
repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.
2.
very unpleasant; disagreeable: The weather was abominable last week.
3.
very bad, poor, or inferior: They have abominable taste in clothes.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
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·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul. 2. miserable.
1. abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul. 2. miserable.
Antonyms
1. likable, admirable. 2. delightful.
1. likable, admirable. 2. delightful.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | offensive; loathsome; detestable |
| 2. | informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferior: abominable weather; abominable workmanship |
| [C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to | |
| a'bominably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
abominable
mid-14c., from O.Fr. abominable, from L. abominalis "worthy of abhorrence," from abominari (see abomination). Sometimes misdivided in earlier centuries as a bominable.
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Example sentences
His abominable human-rights record was generally ignored.
This is absolutely abominable, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
Intelligence estimators can hardly commit a more abominable sin.
The murmurs overlapped, producing a real and abominable spectacle in which everyone spied on everyone.
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