All 4 Uses of
abominable
in
Bleak House
- Into a beastly scrap of ground which a Turk would reject as a savage abomination and a Caffre would shudder at, they bring our dear brother here departed to receive Christian burial.†
Chpt 10-12
- Is this place of abomination consecrated ground?†
Chpt 16-18
- It is the most flagrant example of an abominable public vehicle that ever encumbered the face of the earth.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- So, Mr. Chadband—of whom the persecutors say that it is no wonder he should go on for any length of time uttering such abominable nonsense, but that the wonder rather is that he should ever leave off, having once the audacity to begin—retires into private life until he invests a little capital of supper in the oil-trade.†
Chpt 19-21
Definition:
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(abominable) exceptionally bad or detestable