abominably

/əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.89 in modern English

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adv

"He lit a fire in the dining-room, and the chimney was damp and smoked abominably, so that when he had fed full on tinned meats he was fain to let the fire go out and to sit in his fur-lined overcoat by the becindered grate, now fast growing cold, and smoke pipe after pipe of gloomy reflection."

Etymology tree Latin abōminābilis Old French abominablebor. Middle English abhomynable English abominable Middle English -ly English -ly English abominably From abominable + -ly.

more abominably (comparative) most abominably (superlative)

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How do you pronounce abominably?

The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bli/.

What does abominably mean?

In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.

Where does abominably come from?

Etymology tree Latin abōminābilis Old French abominablebor. Middle English abhomynable English abominable Middle English -ly English -ly English abominably From abominable + -ly.

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