Thursday, November 5, 2009

(sth.)be abominable to sb.

abominable adj.
1. offensive; loathsome; detestable
People denounced their abominable treatment of prisoners.
Your behaviour are abominable to me.
Their cruel treatment of criminals was abominable.

2. very bad; unpleasant, or inferior
The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.
The weather in winter is abominable.

an abominable affair
abominable workmanship
abominable tortures

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