Definition
Extremely or excessively foul; very filthy, disgusting, or morally corrupt (archaic or rare usage).
Etymology
From 'foul' + the suffix '-some,' which means 'full of' or 'characterized by excessive amounts of.' This formation parallels words like 'loathsome' and was more productive in Middle English.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-some' (meaning 'full of' or 'tending toward') is less common in modern English than in Middle English, but we still use it for words like 'handsome,' 'gruesome,' and 'awesome'—it's an ancient way of intensifying descriptors.
Translations
CACatalà
abominable
ah-boh-mee-nah-ble
CSČeština
ohavný
o-hav-ny
DADansk
forfærligt
for-faer-ligt
DEDeutsch
abstoßend
ah-b-sto-send
ELΕλληνικά
άθλιος
a-tli-os
ESEspañol
abominable
ah-boh-mee-nah-ble
FAفارسی
ناپسند
na-pas-and
FRFrançais
détestable
de-tes-ta-ble
IDBahasa Indonesia
keji
keh-jee
ITItaliano
abominabile
ah-boh-mee-nah-bile
JA日本語
忌まわしい
i-ma-wa-shi-i
MSBahasa Melayu
keji
keh-jee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူးလွန်
kyoo-luon
NLNederlands
afschuwelijk
af-schu-weh-lijk
NONorsk
forferdelig
for-fer-de-lig
PLPolski
obrzydliwy
ob-rzyd-li-v-i
PTPortuguês
abominável
ah-boh-mee-nah-vel
RORomână
abominabil
ah-boh-mee-nib-il
RUРусский
отвратительный
ot-vrat-i-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
avskyvärd
av-sky-vaerd
THไทย
น่ารังเกียจ
na-rang-ge-ji
TLTL
masamang asal
ma-sa-mang a-sal
TRTürkçe
çıplak
ch-i-plak
UKУкраїнська
огидний
o-hi-d-nyy
VITiếng Việt
kinh tởm
kinh-to-rm
ZH中文
令人厌恶
lìng rén yàn wù
ZUZU
izikhulu
ee-zee-khu-loo