"abhominable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əbˈhɒmɪnəbəl/, /əˈbɒmɪnəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abhominable.wav Forms: more abhominable [comparative], most abhominable [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ab}} Latin ab Head templates: {{en-adj}} abhominable (comparative more abhominable, superlative most abhominable)
  1. Obsolete form of abominable. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: abominable
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