Definition of Abomenable
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.]
&fist; Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [15th c.],
"abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large
company of friars." G. P. Marsh.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
- (Obsolete): Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.
Note: w:Juliana Berners ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars". - w:George Perkins Marsh
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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