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abominable
English
Etymology
From Middle English abhomynable, from Old French abominable, from Late Latin ab?min?bilis (“deserving abhorrence”), from ab?minor (“abhor, deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab (“from, away from”) + ?minor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ?men (“sign, token, omen”). Formerly erroneously folk-etymologized as deriving from Latin ab- + homo and therefore spelled abhominable, abhominal; see those entries for more.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?m.?.n?.bl?/, /??b?m.n?.bl?/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /??b?m.?.n?.b?/
Adjective
abominable (comparative more abominable, superlative most abominable)
- Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
- (obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
- Very bad or inferior.
- Disagreeable or unpleasant. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "abominable" is often applied: man, woman, crime, act, deed, sin, vice, character, place, mystery, treatment, church, bride, snowman.
Alternative forms
- abhominable (obsolete, based on folk etymology), abhominal (obsolete, based on folk etymology)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Norwegian Bokmål: abominabel
Translations
References
- abominable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- abominable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- abominable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?.bo.mi?na.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?.bu.mi?na.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.bo.mi?na.ble/
- Rhymes: -a?le
Adjective
abominable (masculine and feminine plural abominables)
- abominable
Derived terms
- abominablement
Related terms
- abominar
- abominació
French
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis (“abominable, detestable”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.b?.mi.nabl/
- Homophone: abominables
Adjective
abominable (plural abominables)
- Absolutely loathsome; abominable.
- Exceedingly bad or ugly; abominable.
Synonyms
- Most terms of the second category also have literal meanings closer to that of the first, but are now less common in these uses, as well as marking actions that are not as markedly odious.
- (loathsome): odieux, méprisable, ignoble, sacrilège (religious), impie (religious)
- (exceedingly bad or ugly): laid, détestable, exécrable, horrible
Derived terms
- abominable homme des neiges
- abominablement
Further reading
- “abominable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Alternative forms
- abominábel
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis.
Adjective
abominable m or f (plural abominables)
- abominable
Related terms
- abominación
- abominar
Further reading
- “abominable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Adjective
abominable
- Alternative form of abhomynable
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab?m??n??bl?/
- Rhymes: -??bl?
- Hyphenation: a?bo?mi?na?ble
Adjective
abominable
- definite singular of abominabel
- plural of abominabel
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin ab?min?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abomi?nable/, [a.??o.mi?na.??le]
Adjective
abominable (plural abominables)
- abominable
Derived terms
Related terms
- abominar
- abominado
Further reading
- “abominable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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degraded
English
Etymology
See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d????e?d?d/
Adjective
degraded (comparative more degraded, superlative most degraded)
- Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
- The Netherlands […] were reduced, practically, to a very degraded condition.
- (biology) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
- 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea
- The Grapsoid species are represented of a degraded form in Porcellana
- 1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea
- (heraldry, not comparable) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
Synonyms
- (deprived of dignity): humiliated
Translations
Verb
degraded
- simple past tense and past participle of degrade
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