Abominable
[ə-ˈbäm-nə-bəl]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Middle English, mid 14th century
1.
Resulting in moral revulsion
2.
Extremely vile or unpleasant
Examples of Abominable in a sentence
"The way he was treated by his uncle was simply abominable, and he won't be asked to babysit again."
"The abominable condition of the apartment made dinner an unpleasant experience."
About Abominable
The first time the word abominable was used to describe a certain mythical creature was in 1921, resulting from a mis-translation of words spoken by Tibetan sherpas to describe a "Wild Man of the Snows."
Did you Know?
The word abominable hasn't changed much in its 1,000+ year history. It went from the latin abhominabilis, to the Middle English abhomynable, to the word we recognize today.
