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abominable

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a·bom·i·na·ble  (-bm-n-bl)
adj.
1. Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners.
2. Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather.

[Middle English abhominable, from Old French, from Latin abminbilis, from abminr, to abhor; see abominate.]

a·bomi·na·bly adv.

abominable [əˈbɒmɪnəbəl]
adj
1. offensive; loathsome; detestable
2. Informal very bad, unpleasant, or inferior abominable weather abominable workmanship
[from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to abominate]
abominably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.abominableabominable - unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
2.abominableabominable - 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"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

abominable
Translations
abominable [əˈbɒmɪnəbl]
A. ADJabominable, detestable; [taste, workmanship] → detestable, pésimo
B. CPD the abominable snowman Nel abominable hombre de las nieves

abominable [əˈbɒmɪnəbəl] adj (= dreadful) [crime, treatment, behaviour] → abominable; [weather] → abominable
abominable snowman n
the abominable snowman → l'abominable homme m des neiges

abominable
adjgrässlich, abscheulich; spellinggrässlich, entsetzlich; abominable snowmanSchneemensch m

abominable [əˈbɒmɪnəbl] adj (detestable) → abominevole; (unpleasant) → pessimo/a, orrendo/a, orribile

abominable
adj abominable [əˈbominəbl]
very bad; terrible What abominable weather! verskriklik كَرِيه، بَغِيض отвратителен hnusný, odporný afskyelig abscheulich απαίσιος, αποτρόπαιος abominable vastik مزخرف inhottava abominable נִתעָב, מַגעִיל, גָרוּע घृणित odvratan utálatos buruk sekali viðbjóðslegur orribile, abominevole ひどい 지긋지긋한, 혐오스러운 siaubingas riebīgs teruk afschuwelijk avskyelig obrzydliwy horrível îngro­zitor отвратительный odporný ostuden užasan förskräcklig เลวร้าย berbat, iğrenç 極其惡劣的,極差的 огидний, гидкий بہت ناپسند ، قابلِ نفرت tồi tệ
adv aˈbominably
verskriklik بِصُورَة بَغِيضَة отвратително hnusně, odporně afskyeligt abscheulich φοβερά, απαίσια abominablemente vastikult بطور نفرت انگیز inhottavasti abominablement בְּאוֹפֶן מַגעִיל घृणित रूप से odvratno utálatosan keburukan viðbjóðslega orribilmente ひどく 지독히 pasibaisėtinai riebīgi dengan teruk afschuwelijk avskyelig ohydnie horrivelmente îngrozitor отвратительно odporne priskutno užasno förskräckligt อย่างเลวร้าย berbat bir şekilde, iğrenç bir şekilde 極差地 огидно, гидко قابلِ نفرت طور پر một cách ghê tởm


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It is such an abominable trick to be ill here instead of at Bath that I can scarcely command myself at all.
Well, all I can make out is that everything is abominable, abominable, quite abominable
I say it only shows his foolish, impious pride, and abominable, devilish rebellion against the reverend clergy.
 
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