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exceptionally bad or detestable
- I was one of the last to go out, and in passing the tables, I saw one teacher take a basin of the porridge and taste it; she looked at the others; all their countenances expressed displeasure, and one of them, the stout one, whispered — "Abominable stuff!"Chapter 5 (49% in)
abominable = exceptionally bad or detestable
- Jane, I will not trouble you with abominable details: some strong words shall express what I have to say.Chapter 27 (37% in)
abominable = exceptionally bad or detestable
There are no more uses of "abominable" in Jane Eyre.
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