abominable meaning and definition

ABOMINABLE adjective

Definition of abominable (adjective)

1. unequivocally detestable
   • "abominable treatment of prisoners"
   • "detestable vices"
   • "execrable crimes"
   • "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
   • synonyms: detestable, execrable, odious
2. causing moral revulsion; very bad or unpleasant
   • "The conditions in the prison were abominable."
   • "Her behavior towards her family was abominable."
   • "The city was in an abominable state of decay."
   • "atrocious taste"
   • "abominable workmanship"
   • "an awful voice"
   • "dreadful manners"
   • "a painful performance"
   • "terrible handwriting"
   • "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
   • synonyms: atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable