abominable
adjective/əˈbɒmɪnəbl/
/əˈbɑːmɪnəbl/
- extremely unpleasant and causing horror synonym appalling, disgusting
- The judge described the attack as an abominable crime.
- We were served the most abominable coffee.
- I think you are utterly selfish and your behaviour has been abominable.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin abominabilis, from abominari, from ab- ‘away, from’ + omen, omin- ‘omen’. The term was once widely believed to be from ab- ‘away from’ + Latin homine (from homo ‘human being’), thus ‘inhuman, beastly’, and frequently spelled abhominable until the 17th cent.Want to learn more?
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