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abominable

/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩/ adjective C2
  1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. · abominable crime· utterly abominable
  2. Very bad or inferior.
  3. Disagreeable or unpleasant. · abominable weather· The prisoners were kept in abominable conditions.
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It seems to me to show an abominable sort of conceited independence, a most country-town indifference to decorum.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 38 · B2
“I never heard anything so abominable.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 62 · B2
“How abominable!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 92 · B2
“Can such abominable pride as his have ever done him good?”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 92 · B2

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