abominable

/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/

adj 4

Collocations

ADJ.

absurd, all, brutal, excess, terrifying

VERB + ABOMINABLE

called, committed, consider

ABOMINABLE + NOUN

citizen, crime, cruelty, he's, snowman

PREP.

ADV.

also, utterly

adj

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

abominable crime

utterly abominable

Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).

Very bad or inferior.

Disagreeable or unpleasant.

abominable weather

The prisoners were kept in abominable conditions.

adjective — exceptionally bad or displeasing

adjective — unequivocally detestable

abominable crime

Wiktionary

utterly abominable

Wiktionary

He committed an abominable act of cruelty.

Wiktionary

The Abominable Snowman is a Himalayan monster.

Tatoeba · #272611

All excess is abominable.

Tatoeba · #1526465

I heard that they discovered the footprints of an abominable snowman in the Himalayan mountains.

Tatoeba · #2946722

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