abominable

[US]/ə'bɒm(ə)nəb(ə)l/
[UK]/ə'bɑmɪnəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. detestable, despicable; in a manner that causes disgust
n. something detestable or despicable
adv. in a detestable manner.

Phrases & Collocations

abominable snowman

Example Sentences

abominable treatment of prisoners.

what an abominable mess!.

the uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty.

That young girl has abominable taste in clothes.

Real-world Examples

We call them everything that's abominable in politics.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2023 Compilation

The Yeti. Also known as the abominable snowman.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: April 2018 Compilation

Which we cannot say about the abominable snowman. At least not yeti.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: April 2018 Compilation

Abominable indeed, I replied, and hardly suitable for a craft like the Nautilus.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling the beheading of the American journalist an abominable crime.

Source: CRI Online August 2014 Collection

Those people that we call fascists--we call them everything that is abominable in politics.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation January 2023

But what about that ninth sample? Yeah, it was from a dog. The abominable Fido, maybe.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds: April 2018 Compilation

Clearly outraged, he said he would now keep what he called 'the abominable words' on the artwork.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

I say it only shows his foolish, impious pride, and abominable, devilish rebellion against the reverend clergy.

Source: Moby-Dick

Their conclusion: the footprints belong to the Yeti, also known as the " abominable snowman" .

Source: VOA Slow English Technology

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