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abominable Definition

abomi·nable (ə bäm′ə nə bəl)

adjective

  1. nasty and disgusting; vile; loathsome
  2. 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

abominable Related Forms

abom′i·nably adverb

abominable Synonyms

abominable

modif.

offensive, odious, loathsome, nauseating; see offensive 2. See syn. study atoffensive.

abominable Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

very: But I shall always think it a very abominable sort of proceeding.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

make: His statue will be placed there, making the sanctuary abominable and desolate ( Dan.

Modifies a noun

  • snowman: Like three wet abominable snowmen, we descended the hill, praying to find somewhere to stay.
  • idolatry: And then he adds abominable idolatries, the worship of idols that is an abomination to God.
  • crime: The rooms were carefully examined, and results all pointed to an abominable crime.
  • act: Yet, God's justice demands that nations be punished for committing abominable acts.
  • practice: He worked with both Clarkson and Wilberforce in speaking out against the ` abominable practice ' of slavery.
  • thing: In Jeremiah 44:4 God says, " O do not this abominable thing that I hate.

Used with adjective complement

become: The schools in the U.S. have become abominable, including most of the private schools.

Preposition: in

sight: In the 19th century most people viewed homosexuality as not only abominable in the sight of God but also as 'unnatural ' .