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ABHOMINABLE
Etymology
Adjective
abhominable (comparative more abhominable, superlative most abhominable)
Obsolete form of abominable.
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*hom"i*na*ble, a.
Definition: Abominable.
Note: [A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc.] This is abhominable, which he [Don Armado] would call abominable. Shak. Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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