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abominable

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adjective
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As an adjective, abominable means worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen.

Meanings of abominable

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

  2. Very bad or inferior.

  3. Disagreeable or unpleasant.

  4. Exceptionally bad or displeasing

    “atrocious taste”

    “abominable workmanship”

    “an awful voice”

    Similar: atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteExcessive, large (used as an intensifier).

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for abominable →
adjective: unequivocally detestable
detestableexecrableodious
adjective: exceptionally bad or displeasing
atrociousawfuldreadfulpainfulterribleunspeakable

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