Abominable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners.
  • adj. Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.
  • adj. Very bad or inferior.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
  • adj. Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Deserving or liable to be abominated; detestable; loathsome; odious to the mind; offensive to the senses.
  • Synonyms Execrable, Horrible, etc. (see nefarious), detestable, loathsome, hateful, shocking, horrid, revolting, intolerable. See list under detestable.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing
  • adj. unequivocally detestable
  • Equivalent
    bad    hateful   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    detestable    loathsome    execrable    excessive    large   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vile    atrocious    shameful    horrible    detestable    odious    inhuman    frightful    cowardly    contemptible