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1 abominable
• abhorrent• abominable• awful• detestable• execrable• hideaway• hideously• loathsome• odious• repulsive -
2 aborrecible
• abhorrent• abominable• detestable• hate very much• hateful individual• heighten• heinously• loathsome• obnoxious• odious• repulsive -
3 detestable
• abhorrent• abominable• detestable• disgusting• execrable• hate very much• hateful individual• loathsome• odious -
4 repugnante
adj.disgusting.f. & m.loathsome person, repulsive person.* * *► adjetivo1 repugnant, repulsive, disgusting, revolting* * *adj.repugnant, disgusting* * *ADJ disgusting, revolting* * *adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *1 ‹olor› disgusting, revolting2 ‹crimen› abhorrent, repugnant3 ‹persona› (físicamente) repulsive, revolting, repellent; (moralmente) repugnant* * *
repugnante adjetivo ‹ olor› disgusting, revolting;
‹ crimen› abhorrent, repugnant;
‹ persona› ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting;
( moralmente) repugnant
repugnante adjetivo
1 (físicamente) disgusting, revolting, repulsive
2 (moralmente) repugnant
' repugnante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repelente
- asco
English:
abhorrent
- disgusting
- loathsome
- obnoxious
- offensive
- repugnant
- revolting
- foul
- nauseating
- repulsive
* * *repugnante adj1. [sabor, olor] disgusting, revolting2. [acción, comportamiento] disgusting* * *adj disgusting, repugnant* * *repugnante adj: repulsive, repugnant, revolting* * *repugnante adj revolting -
5 abominable
adj.abominable.el abominable hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman* * *► adjetivo1 abominable, loathsome\el abominable hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman* * *ADJ abominable* * *adjetivo abominable* * *= repulsive, unspeakable, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex. The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *adjetivo abominable* * *= repulsive, unspeakable, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *abominableel abominable hombre de las nieves the Abominable Snowman* * *
abominable adjetivo
abominable
abominable adjetivo abominable: el abominable hombre de las nieves, the Abominable Snowman
su concepto de las mujeres es absolutamente abominable, he has an absolutely abominable concept of women
' abominable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
execrable
- nefanda
- nefando
English:
abominable
- hideous
* * *abominable adjabominable;el abominable hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman* * *adj abominable* * *abominable adjaborrecible: abominable -
6 detestable
adj.detestable.* * *► adjetivo1 detestable, hateful, repulsive* * *ADJ [persona] hateful; [costumbre] detestable; [sabor, tiempo] foul* * ** * *= odious, obnoxious, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * ** * *= odious, obnoxious, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *‹persona/carácter› hateful, detestable, odious ( frml); ‹proceder› abominable, atrocious* * *
detestable adjetivo detestable
' detestable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aborrecible
English:
damnable
- obnoxious
- odious
* * *detestable adj[persona, actitud] hateful, detestable; [comportamiento, trato] despicable; [comida] revolting; [alojamiento, calidad] terrible, appalling* * *adj terrible -
7 repugnar
v.1 to be disgusting.Los hongos repugnan Fungus is disgusting.2 to hate to, to dislike to, to be loath to, to loathe to.Nos repugna limpiar el baño We hate to clean the toilet.Nos repugna su sabor We loathe its taste.3 to dislike it.Nos repugna We dislike it.* * *1 to disgust, revolt■ me repugnan las serpientes I loathe snakes, I find snakes repulsive1 (negar) to deny2 (contradecir) to contradict* * *verbto disgust, hate* * *1. VT1) (=causar asco) to disgust, revoltme repugna mirarlo — it disgusts o sickens me to watch it
2) (=odiar) to hate, loathe3) (Fil) (=contradecir) to contradict2. VI1) [ser repugnante] to be disgusting, be revolting2) see VPR3.See:* * *verbo intransitivo* * *= disgust, turn off.Ex. So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.Ex. In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.* * *verbo intransitivo* * *= disgust, turn off.Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
Ex: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.* * *repugnar [A1 ]vime repugnan sus mentiras I find his lies repugnant o repellenttiene un olor que repugna it has a disgusting o revolting smellme repugna beber de un vaso sucio I find having to drink out of a dirty glass disgusting, I have an aversion to drinking out of a dirty glassle repugna la injusticia she finds any form of injustice abhorrent o repugnant* * *
repugnar ( conjugate repugnar) verbo intransitivo:
me repugna su comportamiento I find his behavior disgusting o repulsive
repugnar verbo intransitivo
1 (físicamente) to disgust, revolt, fill with loathing
2 (moralmente) to find repugnant o abhorrent
' repugnar' also found in these entries:
English:
disgust
- repel
- revolt
- turn off
* * *repugnar vime repugna ese olor/su actitud I find that smell/her attitude disgusting;me repugna hacerlo I'm loath to do it;unas fotografías que repugnan disgusting photographs* * *v/t disgust, repel* * *repugnar vt: to cause repugnance, to disgust* * *repugnar vb to disgust / to revolt -
8 aborrecible
adj.1 abhorrent, loathsome.2 detestable, hateful, abominable, loathsome.* * *► adjetivo1 hateful, detestable, loathsome* * *ADJ loathsome, detestable* * ** * *= detestable, heinous.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * ** * *= detestable, heinous.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *‹persona› loathsome, detestable; ‹objeto› hideous* * *
aborrecible adjetivo
loathsome, detestable
' aborrecible' also found in these entries:
English:
abhorrent
* * *aborrecible adjabhorrent, loathsome* * *adj detestable* * *aborrecible adjabominable, odioso: abominable, detestable -
9 b
f.1 b, letter b.2 B, boron.* * *SF [be](=letra) B, b* * ** * *----* cara B, la = flip side, the.* hepatitis B = hepatitis B.* * ** * ** cara B, la = flip side, the.* hepatitis B = hepatitis B.* * *B( Med)grupo sanguíneo (↑ grupo)B, bread as /be (ˈlarɣa)/(the letter) B, b* * *
B,
B, b f (letra) B, b
'b' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- ábaco
- abad
- abadejo
- abadesa
- abadía
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalear
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abaratamiento
- abaratarse
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abarrotes
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abhorrent
- abide
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
* * *[letra] B, b* * *b nf: second letter of the Spanish alphabet -
10 repulsión
f.repulsion, rejection, aversion.* * *1 repulsion, repugnance* * *SF1) = repulsa2) (=aversión) repulsion, disgust3) (Fís) repulsion* * *femenino repulsion* * *= repulsion.Ex. So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.* * *femenino repulsion* * *= repulsion.Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
* * *1(repugnancia): siento repulsión por la violencia I find violence repugnant o abhorrentlas cucarachas me producen repulsión I find cockroaches repulsive2 ( Fís) repulsion* * *
repulsión sustantivo femenino repulsion, repugnance
' repulsión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grima
English:
repulsion
- revulsion
* * *repulsión nf1. [repugnancia] repulsion;me produce repulsión it makes me sick2. Fís repulsion* * *f repulsion -
11 u
conj.or.m.1 u, letter u.2 U, uranium.* * *u(Used before words beginning with o or ho)1 or* * *conj.or* * *I[u]SF (=letra) U, u IICONJ [used instead of "o" before o-, ho-] or* * ** * *= u.Ex. In modern English we can treat /yu/ as two separate phonemes because the second element tends to behave like the vowel /u/ in most dialects.----* con forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* * ** * *= u.Ex: In modern English we can treat /yu/ as two separate phonemes because the second element tends to behave like the vowel /u/ in most dialects.
* con forma de U = U-shaped.* en forma de U = U-shaped.* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].* u otros = or what not [whatnot].* * *u2siete u ocho seven or eightayer u hoy yesterday or today* * *
Multiple Entries:
U
u
U,◊ u sustantivo femenino (pl úes) (read as /u/) the letter U, u
u conjunción used instead of o before o- or ho- or;
siete u ocho seven or eight
U, u f (letra) U, u
'U' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- ábaco
- abad
- abadejo
- abadesa
- abadía
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalear
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abaratamiento
- abaratarse
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abarrotes
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abhorrent
- abide
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
* * *U, u [u] nf[letra] U, u* * *uconj (instead of o before words starting with o) or* * *u nf: twenty-second letter of the Spanish alphabet* * *u conj or -
12 I
f.1 i, letter i.2 i, imaginary number i.* * *SF (=letra) I, iI griega — Y, y
* * *i latina — the letter i
- i griega* * *i latina — the letter i
- i griega* * *
I,
i griega the letter y
I, i sustantivo femenino (letra) I, i
i griega, Y, y
'i' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- a. C.
- a.m.
- ábaco
- abad
- abadejo
- abadesa
- abadía
- abajeña
- abajeño
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abalear
- abalorio
- abanderar
- abanderada
- abanderado
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abandono
- abanicar
- abanicarse
- abanico
- abarcar
- abaratar
- abaratamiento
- abaratarse
- abarquillada
- abarquillado
- abarquillar
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abarrotería
- abarrotes
- abastecer
- abastecerse
- abastecimiento
- abasto
- abatir
- abate
- abatible
- abatida
- abatido
- abatimiento
- abatirse
- abdicar
English:
A
- A-level
- a.m.
- AA
- aback
- abandon
- abandoned
- abate
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- abbreviate
- abbreviation
- ABC
- abdicate
- abdication
- abdomen
- abduct
- aberration
- abhor
- abhorrent
- abide
- abide by
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- ablaze
- able
- abnormal
- abnormally
- aboard
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- aborigine
- abort
- abortion
- abortive
- about
- about-face
- about-turn
- above
- above-board
- above-mentioned
- abrasive
- abreast
- abridged
- abroad
- abrupt
- abruptly
* * *I, i i nf[letra] I, i i griega = name of the letter “y”;i latina = name of the letter “i”* * *I, if letter ‘i’* * *i nf: ninth letter of the Spanish alphabet -
13 R
f.r, letter r.* * *['ere]SF (=letra) R, r* * ** * ** * *R, r( read as /ˈere/)A (the letter) R, rB (= retirado)General Tercedor Sánchez (R) General Tercedor Sánchez (ret)* * *
R,◊ r sustantivo femenino (read as /'ere/) the letter R
R, r f (letra) R, r
'r' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcoholímetro
- bambas
- boli
- bolígrafo
- celo
- celofán
- chupachups
- comerse
- esperar
- gelatina
- Kleenex
- oruga
- plastilina
- R
- S.A.R.
- tabasco
- telefonillo
- termo
- tetra brik
- tirita
- walkman
- erre
- reconquista
- reforma
- renacimiento
- rey
- río
English:
abhorrent
- aborigine
- accessory
- accuracy
- accurate
- accurately
- adherent
- admirable
- admiral
- admirer
- adulterer
- adultery
- adventurous
- adversary
- advisory
- aerial
- aerobics
- aerodrome
- aerodynamics
- aeroplane
- aerosol
- aerospace
- after-effect
- agricultural
- airy
- Algeria
- amateurish
- amoral
- anchorage
- ancillary
- aneurysm
- anniversary
- ansaphone
- anthracite
- anthropology
- antibacterial
- antiperspirant
- aphorism
- apparition
- appearance
- aqualung
- aquamarine
- aquarium
- Aquarius
- arbitrary
- archery
- architectural
- area
- arena
- Aries
* * *R2. (abrev de Residencia) boarding house[letra] R, r* * *r nf: nineteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet
См. также в других словарях:
Abhorrent — Ab*hor rent, a. [L. abhorens, rentis, p. pr. of abhorrere.] 1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts. [1913 Webster] The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abhorrent — [ab hôr′ənt, ab här′ənt] adj. [L abhorrens, prp. of abhorrere, ABHOR] 1. causing disgust, hatred, etc.; detestable [an abhorrent crime] 2. feeling abhorrence 3. opposed or contrary (to) [abhorrent to his principles] SYN. HATEFUL abhorrently … English World dictionary
abhorrent — index antipathetic (distasteful), bad (offensive), contemptible, heinous, loathsome, objectionable … Law dictionary
abhorrent — (adj.) 1610s, in a position or condition to recoil, usually with from; from L. abhorentem (nom. abhorrens), prp. of abhorrere; see ABHOR (Cf. abhor). Meaning repugnant is from 1650s. Earlier was abhorrable (late 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
abhorrent — 1 abominable, *hateful, detestable, odious Analogous words: *contemptible, despicable, scurvy: *execrable, damnable Antonyms: admirable: enjoyable Contrasted words: grateful, agreeable, pleasant, pleasing, gratifying, welcome: *delightful,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abhorrent — [adj] disgusting despicable, detestable, execrable, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, revolting; concepts 485,548 … New thesaurus
abhorrent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ inspiring disgust and loathing. DERIVATIVES abhorrence noun … English terms dictionary
abhorrent — /əbˈhɒrənt / (say uhb horuhnt), /əˈbɒrənt/ (say uh boruhnt) adjective 1. exciting horror; detestable: *abhorrent to him was the pious Christian s self abasement: the folded hands, the downcast eyes –henry handel richardson, 1929. –phrase 2.… …
abhorrent — abhorrently, adv. /ab hawr euhnt, hor /, adj. 1. causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. 2. utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to): abhorrent to reason. 3. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion… … Universalium
abhorrent — adj. (formal) abhorrent to (his behavior was abhorrent to everyone) * * * [əb (h)ɒrənt] (formal) abhorrent to (his behavior was abhorrent to everyone) … Combinatory dictionary
abhorrent — adjective Etymology: Latin abhorrent , abhorrens, present participle of abhorrēre Date: 1599 1. a. archaic strongly opposed b. feeling or showing abhorrence 2. not … New Collegiate Dictionary