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abominable

abominable, horrible

adjective ah-boh-mee-NAH-bleh Rare

Origin: From Latin abominabilis, 'ill-omened'

Usage Note

Abominable expresses strong moral revulsion or extreme unpleasantness — it is a near-cognate with English. The phrase el abominable hombre de las nieves (the Abominable Snowman) is universally recognized. In everyday speech, Spanish speakers also use horrible or espantoso for the same idea; abominable is more emphatic and literary.

Examples

"Fue un crimen abominable que conmocionó al país."

Natural Translation

It was an abominable crime that shocked the country.

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