All 3 Uses of
abominable
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The ugliness and rottenness of old abominations.
p. 18..2abominations = things that are exceptionally bad or detestable
- Momma reminded us that "whitefolks' mouths were most in general loose and their words were an abomination before Christ."
p. 103..9abomination = something that is exceptionally bad or detestable
- As a species, we were an abomination.
p. 181..3 *
Definition:
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(abominable) exceptionally bad or detestable