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Abhominable

//əbˈhɒmɪnəbəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of abominable. alt-of, obsolete

    "This is abhominable, which he [Don Armado] would call abominable."

Etymology

First attested in the 1300s, a variant of abominable, influenced by Latin ab + homine (“man”); compare abhominal. The unnecessary addition of h to words was once common; compare abholish (abolish). Abandoned by the 1600s. Compare also abhomination.

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