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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; 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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Example Sentences
- Our play in the first quarter was abominable.
- This is absolutely abominable, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
- What adds to the wonder is that this abominable practice has been introduced in the most enlightened ages.
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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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