abominably

Variant of abominable

adjective

  1. nasty and disgusting; vile; loathsome
  2. 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

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