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abhorrible

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
English abhor
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ibilis
Old French -ibleder.
Middle English -ible
English -ible
English abhorrible

    From abhor + -ible.

    Pronunciation

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    • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈhɑ.ɹɪb.l̩/, /æbˈhɔɹ.ɪb.l̩/
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    Adjective

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    abhorrible (comparative more abhorrible, superlative most abhorrible) (rare, obsolete)

    1. Detestable. [mid 17th century][1]
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    Translations

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    References

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    1. ^ 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.
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