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abominable

abominable definition

abomi·nable (ə bäm′ə nə bəl)

adjective

nasty and disgusting; vile; loathsome
highly unpleasant; disagreeable; very bad abominable taste

Etymology: ME abhominable (sp. infl. by folk etym. deriv. < L ab homine, away from man, inhuman) < OFr abominable < L abominabilis < abominari: see abominate

Related Forms:

abominably abom′i·nably adverb

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