abominous

English

Etymology

From Latin abominosus

Adjective

abominous (comparative more abominous, superlative most abominous)

  1. Abominable, detestable, execrable.
    • 1647, John Cleaveland, The Character of a London-Diurnall‎:
      Yet here's not all, I cannot halfe untruſs Et Caetera, it's so abominous
    • 2014, Tõnu Puu, Arts, Sciences, and Economics: A Historical Safari‎:
      Under the influence of heavy drugs and suggestive psychotherapy, people could recall repressed memories and confess abominous crimes
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