Definitions for abominably

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

a•bom•i•na•bleəˈbɒm ə nə bəl(adj.)

  1. repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome.

  2. very unpleasant; disagreeable:

    abominable weather.

  3. 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

  1. detestably, repulsively, abominably, odiously(adverb)

    in an offensive and hateful manner

    "I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably"

  2. terribly, atrociously, awfully, abominably, abysmally, rottenly(adverb)

    in a terrible manner

    "she sings terribly"

Wiktionary

  1. abominably(Adverb)

    In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abominably(adverb)

    in an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably


Translations for abominably

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

abominably(adverb)

very bad; terrible

What abominable weather!

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