abominably

English

Etymology

abominable +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bli/

Adverb

abominably (comparative more abominably, superlative most abominably)

In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]

Translations

in an abominable manner

Catalan: abominablement (ca)
Danish: afskyelig (da), afskyeligt
Dutch: op afschuwelijke wijze
French: abominablement (fr)
Georgian: საძაგლად (saʒaglad)

References

“abominably” in Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, 2002, →ISBN, page 6.

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