anathematic

[uh-nath-uh-mat-ik]

adjective

loathsome; disgusting; hateful.

Also, a·nath·e·mat·i·cal.

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek anathemat- (stem of anáthema; see anathema) + -ic

Related forms

a·nath·e·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Anathematic has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

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