abominable

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from + , from. Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from +  and therefore spelled, ; see those entries for more.

Adjective

 * 1) Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
 * 2)  Excessive, large.
 * 3) Very bad or inferior.
 * 4) Disagreeable or unpleasant.
 * 1)  Excessive, large.
 * 2) Very bad or inferior.
 * 3) Disagreeable or unpleasant.

Alternative forms

 * abhominable, abhominal

Collocations

 * abominable man
 * abominable woman
 * abominable crime
 * abominable act
 * abominable deed
 * abominable sin
 * abominable vice
 * abominable character
 * abominable place
 * abominable mystery
 * abominable treatment
 * abominable church
 * abominable bride
 * abominable snowman

Translations

 * Arabic: بَغِيض
 * Egyptian Arabic: وحش
 * Bulgarian:, , ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: ohavný,, ,
 * Dutch:, , , ,
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * Galician: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍃𐌴𐍄𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βδελυκτός, βδελυρός
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Interlingua: abominabile
 * Irish: gráiniúil
 * Italian:, , ,
 * Latin: abōminābilis, abōminandus, āversābilis
 * Macedonian: о́двратен, о́мразен, гна́сен, нена́вистен
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: abominabel, avskyelig, fryktelig,
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, , , , , , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: kaani-ani, kamuhi-muhi
 * Turkish:, ,


 * Czech:
 * German: ,
 * Portuguese:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: о́двратен
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:


 * Vietnamese:, ,

Etymology
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Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) absolutely loathsome;
 * 2) Exceedingly bad or ugly;

Synonyms

 * Most terms of the second category also have literal meanings closer to that of the first, but are now less common in these uses, as well as marking actions that are not as markedly odious.

Etymology
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