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abominable
adjective
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
(
obsolete
) Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.
Note:
w:Juliana Berners ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "
abomynable
syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars". - w:George Perkins Marsh
Very bad or inferior.
Translations:
Dutch: abominabel, afstotelijk
French: abominable
German: verabscheuungswí¼rdig
Italian: abominabile
Spanish: abominable
Etymology:
abominableFrench, abominable
, from
abominalis
,
abÅminÄrÄ
. See abominate.
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