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abominable

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a⋅bom⋅i⋅na⋅ble

  [uh-bom-uh-nuh-buhl]
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–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; ME < L abōminābilis, equiv. 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

Synonyms:
1. abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul. 2. miserable.

Antonyms:
1. likable, admirable. 2. delightful.
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a·bom·i·na·ble   (ə-bŏm'ə-nə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners.

  2. Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather.


[Middle English abhominable, from Old French, from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī, to abhor; see abominate.]
a·bom'i·na·bly adv.
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