abominable
[ uh-bom-uh-nuh-buhl ]
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.
Origin of abominable
1Other words for abominable
Opposites for abominable
Other words from abominable
- 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·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for abominable
abominable
/ (əˈbɒmɪnəbəl) /
adjective
offensive; loathsome; detestable
informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferior: abominable weather; abominable workmanship
Origin of abominable
1C14: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to abominate
Derived forms of abominable
- abominably, adverb
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