Definition of Abominable

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despicable; horrible; disgraceful

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(a.)
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.

(a.)
Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.

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abominable
\a*bom"i*na*ble\ (&?;), a. [f. abominable. l. abominalis. see abominate.]
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; -- used as an intensive. [obs.]
note: juliana berners informs us that in her time [15th c.], "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant english for "a large company of friars." p. marsh.
abominable
adj
1. unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- edmund burke [syn: detestable, execrable, odious]

2. 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" [syn: atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable]

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abominable snowman

for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America

Very hateful.

Irish Dictionaries

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1

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Welsh Dictionaries

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary

Ffieiddiol = a. abhorrent, abominable

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WordNet 2.0

Adjective
1. unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
(synonym) detestable, execrable, odious
(similar) hateful
2. 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"
(synonym) atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
(similar) bad

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Abominable is a 2006 Sci Fi Horror Channel original movie, directed and written by Ryan Schifrin. The film stars Matt McCoy, Jeffrey Combs, Lance Henriksen, Rex Linn, Dee Wallace, Phil Morris, Paul Gleason and Haley Joel] The film features the cryptid Bigfoot as the main antagonist, despite the title. It premiered on April 10, 2006 in New York City. The music is scored by Lalo Schifrin, which patterned on Les Baxter's score to The Beast Within.