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ABOMINABLE
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
(adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing; “atrocious taste”; “abominable workmanship”; “an awful voice”; “dreadful manners”; “a painful performance”; “terrible handwriting”; “an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room”
abominable, detestable, execrable, odious
(adjective) unequivocally detestable; “abominable treatment of prisoners”; “detestable vices”; “execrable crimes”; “consequences odious to those you govern”- Edmund Burke
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
abominable (comparative more abominable, superlative most abominable)
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
Very bad or inferior.
Disagreeable or unpleasant. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Usage notes
• Nouns to which "abominable" is often applied: man, woman, crime, act, deed, sin, vice, character, place, mystery, treatment, church, bride, snowman.
Source: Wiktionary
A*bom"i*na*ble, a. Etym: [F. abominable. L. abominalis. See Abominate.]
1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
2. Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive. [Obs.]
Note: Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [15th c.], "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars." G. P. Marsh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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