abominable

(ə-bŏm'ə-nə-bəl)
adj.

1. Unequivocally detestable; loathsome: abominable treatment of prisoners.
2. Thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable: abominable weather.

[Middle English abhominable, from Old French, from Latin abōminābilis, from abōminārī, to abhor. See abominate.]

abominably a·bom'i·na·bly adv.

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adjective

So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: awful, detestable
Antonyms: alluring, appealing, delightful, desirable, enjoyable, likeable, lovable, pleasant, sweet, wonderful

IN BRIEF: Very hateful.

Her actions were abominable.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afskyelig, ækel, væmmelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschuwelijk, verschrikkelijk

Français (French)
adj. - abominable, odieux, détestable, affreux, horrible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abscheulich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απαίσιος, απεχθής

Italiano (Italian)
abominevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abominável

Русский (Russian)
отвратительный, гнусный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abominable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förhatlig, avskyvärd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可恶的, 令人讨厌的, 恶劣的, 糟透的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可惡的, 令人討厭的, 惡劣的, 糟透的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 밉살맞은, 언어도단의, 지독한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 忌まわしい, ひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقيت, يغيظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נתעב, גרוע, רע‬

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