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- Dictionaryabominable/əˈbɒm(ɪ)nəbl/
adjective
- 1. causing moral revulsion: "the uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty"
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The meaning of ABOMINABLE is worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable. How to use abominable in a sentence. Did you know?
uk / əˈbɒm.ɪ.nə.b ə l / us / əˈbɑː.mə.nə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad or unpleasant: The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions. The weather's been abominable all week. Synonyms. abysmal (BAD) atrocious (VERY BAD) awful (BAD) detestable formal. dire mainly UK informal. dreadful (LOW QUALITY) mainly UK.
Abominable is an adjective that should be used only when something is exceptionally bad or threatening, like a gigantic furry snowman who is terrorizing a village. Abominable is so absolutely awful that it causes physical revulsion.
us / əˈbɑː.mə.nə.b ə l / uk / əˈbɒm.ɪ.nə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad or unpleasant: The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions. The weather's been abominable all week. Synonyms. abysmal (BAD) atrocious (VERY BAD) awful (BAD) detestable formal. dire mainly UK informal. dreadful (LOW QUALITY) mainly UK.
Abominable definition: repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome. See examples of ABOMINABLE used in a sentence.
1. Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners. 2. Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather. [Middle English abhominable, from Old French, from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī, to abhor; see abominate .] a·bom′i·na·bly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad. The President described the killings as an abominable crime. The weather was abominable, cold with wind and rain.
