abominable
adjEtymology
From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from abōminor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”). Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from Latin ab- + homo, literally "away from humankind," and therefore spelled abhominable, abhominal (Hence, Shakespeare puns on this when Hamlet speaks of incompetent actors that "imitate humanity abominably.")
- derived from abōminābilis
- derived from abominable
- inherited from abhomynable
Definitions
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen
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
- He committed an abominable act of cruelty.
Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
Very bad or inferior.
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Disagreeable or unpleasant.
- abominable weather
- The prisoners were kept in abominable conditions.
The neighborhood
- neighborabominate
- neighborabomination
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at abominable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at abominable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at abominable
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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