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abominable

/əˈbɑː.mɪ.nə.bəl/
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Adverb:abominably
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1

Causing moral revulsion; detestable, loathsome, or odious.

Example

"The investigation uncovered abominable treatment of the facility's residents."

2

Extremely bad, unpleasant, or of very poor quality.

Example

"We had to postpone our hike across the moors because of the abominable weather."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abominabilis ('deserving of revulsion'), derived from Latin abominari ('to deprecate as an ill omen'), from ab- ('away from') and omen ('omen'). In Middle English and Early Modern English, it was frequently spelled abhominable due to a folk etymology falsely linking it to Latin ab homine ('away from man, inhuman').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Abominable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/abominable
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