abominableadjectiveCollocations from other entriesOther dictionary examplesCorpus examplesabominableabominablea‧bom‧i‧na‧ble /E™EˆbE’mE?nE™bE™l, -mE™nE™- $ E™EˆbE‘E?-/ adjectiveDate: 1300-1400 Language: Old French Origin: Latinabominabilis, from abominariâ€?to treat as a bad omen, abominate’, from ab-â€?away’ + omen ( → OMEN) UNPLEASANTextremely unpleasant or of very bad quality SYN terrible: abominable cruelty—abominablyabominably adverb: Mavis behaved abominably.behave