Abominable
repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome:
an abominable crime.
very unpleasant; disagreeable:
The weather was abominable last week.
very bad, poor, or inferior:
They have abominable taste in clothes.
Contemporary Examples
abominable acts of violence have become common enough in Mexico that the public has built up a tolerance for such news.
Anatomy of a Mexican Student Massacre Jason McGahan October 7, 2014
What kind of abominable killjoy would be against loving presents and cookies?
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians) Brandy Zadrozny November 13, 2014
Caro, who portrays LBJ at times as an abominable monster, capable of just about anything, was horrified.
The Perils of Biography in the Bradlee-Himmelman Storm Lee Siegel May 19, 2012
Friends, people close to him, his lawyers, have advised him to protect himself, to not watch this abominable film.
We Watch the DSK Sex Romp So You Don’t Have To Tracy McNicoll May 19, 2014
Historical Examples
Outside active sins, to which it may be presumed no temptation allured herself, were abominable to her.
John Caldigate Anthony Trollope
It is abominable, and it frees us from the promises we made.
The Dream Emile Zola
The roads were abominable, for driving or riding or walking.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler Elizabeth Robins Pennell
But it was of no use, and all this abominable work must be done over again.
The Dream Emile Zola
But they speedily recognized their mistake and discovered the abominable character of the invaders.
Porto Rico Arthur D. Hall
It was the brand of shame, the blow given by the abominable treaty of peace.
My Double Life Sarah Bernhardt
adjective
offensive; loathsome; detestable
(informal) very bad, unpleasant, or inferior: abominable weather, abominable workmanship
adj.
mid-14c., from Old French abominable (12c.) and directly from Late Latin abominabilis “deserving abhorrence,” from stem of Latin abominari “deplore as an evil omen” (see abomination). Sometimes misdivided in earlier centuries as a bominable. Also often abhominable 14c.-17c. Related: Abominably.
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- Abominate
to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor. to dislike strongly. Historical Examples They cause the Tartars to delight in a diet of milk, and the American Indian to abominate it. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) John William Draper I abominate the idea of frying eggs in water as […]
- Abominably
repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime. very unpleasant; disagreeable: The weather was abominable last week. very bad, poor, or inferior: They have abominable taste in clothes. Historical Examples It is abominably French, though France is pleasant in its own place. Poor Folk in Spain Jan Gordon “I hear that he was abominably rude to […]
- Abomination
anything ; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. intense aversion or loathing; detestation: He regarded lying with abomination. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an abomination. Contemporary Examples He cleared the temple of its abomination and rededicated it to the one god of Abraham. How Jews Invented Heaven Lisa […]
- Abomination of desolation
abomination of desolation (Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; comp. Luke 21:20), is interpreted of the eagles, the standards of the Roman army, which were an abomination to the Jews. These standards, rising over the site of the temple, were a sign that the holy place had fallen under the idolatrous Romans. The references are to Dan. […]