All 5 Uses of
abominable
in
The House of Mirth
- "Oh, abominably—you've just hit it—keeps me awake at night.†
Chpt 1.5
- What weakness had placed her so abominably at her enemy's mercy?†
Chpt 2.3 *
- I was deceived: abominably deceived——†
Chpt 2.6
- It would never come to that, you know: all I need is to be able to say definitely: 'I know this—and this—and this'—and the fight would drop, and the way be cleared, and the whole abominable business swept out of sight in a second."†
Chpt 2.6
- "Yes—she's been abominably treated; but it's unfortunately the precise thing that a man who wants to show his sympathy can't say to her."†
Chpt 2.8
Definition:
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(abominable) exceptionally bad or detestable