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abominably en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /əˈbɑm.nə.bli/ (US)
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• /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin abōminābilis Old French abominablebor. Middle English abhomynable English abominable Middle English -ly English -ly English abominably From abominable + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.
   • He lit a fire in the dining-room, and the chimney was damp and smoked abominably, so that when he had fed full on tinned meats he was fain to let the fire go out and to sit in his fur-lined overcoat by the becindered grate, now fast growing cold, and smoke pipe after pipe of gloomy reflection. 1903, The Pall Mall Magazine, volume 30, page 304:

Forms

Translations (13)

ru отврати́тельно (in an abominable manner) · da afskyelig (in an abominable manner) · uk мерзе́нно (in an abominable manner) · ka საძაგლად (in an abominable manner) · es abominablemente (in an abominable manner) · uk оги́дно (in an abominable manner) · nl op afschuwelijke wijze (in an abominable manner) · ca abominablement (in an abominable manner) · pt abominavelmente (in an abominable manner) · fr abominablement (in an abominable manner) · da afskyeligt (in an abominable manner) · it abominevolmente (in an abominable manner) · nrf abominnabliément (in an abominable manner)