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abominable
/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/
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What does abominable mean?
adjective
- Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
- Very bad or inferior.
- Disagreeable or unpleasant.
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adjective
- (obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/
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And he did cause his people to commit sin, and do that which was abominable in the sight of the Lord.
That dissembling abominable varlet, Diomed, has got that same scurvy doting foolish young knave’s sleeve of Troy there in his helm.
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There he stood, almost incapable of movement or reflection, as though annihilated by the abominable things viewed at such close quarters.
A young girl named Juliette has been seduced by a young seigneur, and then discovers that this man is an abominable swindler.
The personality thus formed would appear as a cruel and narrow and abominable monster, more horrible than the bloodiest tyrants of history.