Both Uses
abominable
in
The Pardoner's Tale
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- In Flanders whilom was a company Of younge folkes, that haunted folly, As riot, hazard, stewes,* and taverns; *brothels Where as with lutes, harpes, and giterns,* *guitars They dance and play at dice both day and night, And eat also, and drink over their might; Through which they do the devil sacrifice Within the devil's temple, in cursed wise, By superfluity abominable.†
abominable = exceptionally bad or detestable
- Great swearing is a thing abominable, And false swearing is more reprovable.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(abominable) exceptionally bad or intensely disliked
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)