Definitions for abominableəˈbɒm ə nə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bom•i•na•bleəˈbɒm ə nə bəl(adj.)
repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome.
very unpleasant; disagreeable:
abominable weather.
very bad; poor in quality; inferior:
abominable taste in clothes.
Origin of abominable:
1325–75; ME < L abōminābilis=abōminā(rī) to pray to avert an eventuality, despise as a bad omen, abhor (see ab -, omen ) +-bilis -ble
a•bom′i•na•bly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
abominable, detestable, execrable, odious(adj)
unequivocally detestable
"abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable(adj)
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
Wiktionary
abominable(Adjective)
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
abominable(Adjective)
Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.
Note: ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars". -
abominable(Adjective)
Very bad or inferior.
abominable(Adjective)
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
Origin: * First attested in 1340.
Webster Dictionary
Abominable(adj)
worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable
Abominable(adj)
excessive; large; -- used as an intensive
Translations for abominable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verskriklikAfrikaans
- كَرِيه، بَغِيضArabic
- отвратителенBulgarian
- horrívelPortuguese (BR)
- hnusný, odpornýCzech
- abscheulichGerman
- afskyeligDanish
- απαίσιος, αποτρόπαιοςGreek
- abominableSpanish
- vastikEstonian
- مزخرفFarsi
- inhottavaFinnish
- abominableFrench
- נִתעָב, מַגעִיל, גָרוּעHebrew
- घृणितHindi
- odvratanCroatian
- utálatosHungarian
- buruk sekaliIndonesian
- viðbjóðslegurIcelandic
- orribile, abominevoleItalian
- ひどいJapanese
- 지긋지긋한, 혐오스러운Korean
- siaubingasLithuanian
- riebīgsLatvian
- terukMalay
- afschuwelijkDutch
- avskyeligNorwegian
- obrzydliwyPolish
- بسيار بدPersian
- ډير بدPashto
- horrívelPortuguese
- îngrozitorRomanian
- отвратительныйRussian
- odpornýSlovak
- ostudenSlovenian
- užasanSerbian
- förskräckligSwedish
- เลวร้ายThai
- berbat, iğrençTurkish
- 極其惡劣的，極差的Chinese (Trad.)
- огидний, гидкийUkrainian
- بہت ناپسند ، قابلِ نفرتUrdu
- tồi tệVietnamese
- 极坏的，讨厌的Chinese (Simp.)
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