Abhominable

Origin

First attested in the 1300s, a variant of abominable, possibly influenced by Latin ab + homine ("man").

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The unnecessary addition of h to words was once common; compare abholish (abolish). Abandoned by the 1600s.

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. Compare also abhomination.

Full definition of abhominable

Adjective

1. Obsolete form of abominable
• Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, act 5, scene I:This is abhominable, which he Armado would call abominable.