abhomynable

Middle English

Alternative forms

abhominable, abominabill, abhominabil, abominabull, abomynable, abominable

Etymology

From Old French abominable, from Late Latin abōminābilis. Some forms are influenced by a purported but false relationship with Latin hominem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abɔmiˈnaːbəl/, /abɔmiˈnaːblə/

Adjective

abhomynable

repulsive, revolting, causing sickness, physically disgusting
offensive, abominable, wicked, emotionally disgusting

Descendants

English: abominable
- → Norwegian Bokmål: abominabel
Scots: abhominabil

References

“abhomināble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.

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