abominable

UK: /əˈbɒmɪnəb^əl/ US: /əˈbɑmənəbəl/ ,(ə bom′ə nə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•bom•i•na•ble /əˈbɑmənəbəl/   adj. 

1. very hateful;
   detestable:
   an abominable murder.
2. very unpleasant:
   abominable weather.
3. very bad;
   deplorable:
   abominable taste in clothes.

a•bom•i•na•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•bom•i•na•ble  (ə bom′ə nə bəl), adj. 

1. repugnantly hateful;
   detestable;
   loathsome:
   an abominable crime.
2. very unpleasant;
   disagreeable:
   The weather was abominable last week.
3. very bad, poor, or inferior:
   They have abominable taste in clothes.

• Latin abōminābilis, equivalent. to abōminā(rī) to pray to avert an eventuality, despise as a bad omen, abhor (see ab-, omen) + -bilis -ble
• Middle English 1325–75

a•bom′i•na•ble•ness, n. 
a•bom′i•na•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. abhorrent, horrible, revolting, foul.
• 2. miserable.

Antonyms

• 1. likable, admirable.
• 2. delightful.

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abominable / əˈbɒmɪnəb^əl/ adjective

1. offensive; loathsome; detestable
2. very bad, unpleasant, or inferior: abominable weather, abominable workmanship

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī to abominate

aˈbominably adverb