abominable
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Any child will recognize that the book’s nonreptilian characters are abominable role models: One is a fool, the other a liar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Maybe it is plainly shameful to sit idly by, waiting for the police to peel back more layers of abominable detail, so it can be quickly disseminated to a hungry audience.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
That would be admirable if it weren’t for the fact that most of his beliefs were abominable.
From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025
By song three, “Frankenstein,” a giant cat and the abominable snowman were on stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2024
It was indeed in the Spanish interest to exaggerate the extent of human sacrifice, because ending what Cortes called this “most horrid and abominable custom” became a post hoc rationale for conquest.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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