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English
Etymology
From abhor + -ible.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈhɑ.ɹɪb.l̩/, /æbˈhɔɹ.ɪb.l̩/
Adjective
abhorrible (comparative more abhorrible, superlative most abhorrible)
- (rare, obsolete) Detestable. [1]
References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abhorrible”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.