A*bom"i*na*ble (&?;), a.
[F. abominable. L. abominalis. See Abominate.]
1. Worthy of, or
causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the
utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome;
execrable.
2.
Excessive; large; --
used as an intensive. [Obs.]
&fist; Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [15th c.], "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars." G. P. Marsh.
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