Abominable Definition
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
Origin of Abominable
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From Middle English, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from abōminor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English abhominable from Old French from Latin abōminābilis from abōminārī to abhor abominate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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