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The definition of abominable is awful, hated, really bad or unpleasant, or gross.

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1. An example of abominable would be cruelty to animals. 2. Another example of abominable would be swimming in a freezing cold pool.

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adjective

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

Origin: 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 adverb

See abominable in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners.
Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English abhominable

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin abōminābilis

Origin: , from abōminārī, to abhor; see abominate

Related Forms:

a·bomˈi·na·bly adverb

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