abhominal
abhominal adjective: inhuman; obsolete form of abominable.
Adjective
abhominal (comparative more abhominal, superlative most abhominal)
- Inhuman; obsolete form of abominable.
- Tyrrel was, on the accession of Henry VII. arraigned, and after a full confession beheaded on Tower hill; and King Richard himself, "after this abhominal dede dooen never was quiet in his minde, he never ...1826, Thomas Wright (of Ludlow.), The history and antiquities of ... Ludlow; with lives of the presidents, and accounts of gentlemen's seats, &c, page 65
- Reader, what could I have written more fully and freely in the cordial detestation of such abhominal* libels?
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This is one of Fuller's humorous exemplifications of verbal criticisms, deriving our common word "abominable" from ab and homo, homonis, and thus converting it into the very expressive...1840, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge, London: Printed for T. Tegg by J. Nichols, page 517
Forms of abhominal
| comparative | more abhominal |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abhominal |
Origin of abhominal
From Latin abhominalis, from ab (“away from”) + hominis (“man”), but in practice from English abominable, which was erroneously folk-etymologized as this word, leading to this spelling and abhominable, which see for more.
Questions about abhominal
- What does abhominal mean?
- Abhominal means inhuman; obsolete form of abominable.
- What part of speech is abhominal?
- Abhominal is an adjective.
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