ABOMINABLE


Meaning of ABOMINABLE in English

[ ə'bɒm(ə)nəb(ə)l ]

■ adjective causing moral revulsion.

↘ informal very bad; terrible.

Derivatives

abominably adverb

Origin

ME: via OFr. from L. abominabilis , from abominari 'deprecate', from ab- 'away, from' + omen , omin- 'omen'.

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