Abdominal vs Abominable - What's the difference?
abdominal | abominable |
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
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Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
* But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable , and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. — Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
(obsolete) Excessive, large (used as an intensifier).
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Very bad or inferior.
Disagreeable or unpleasant.
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As adjectives the difference between abdominal and abominable
is that abdominal is of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral while abominable is worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable .As a noun abdominal
is (zoology|obsolete) a fish of the order abdominales.abdominal
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Adjective
(en adjective)- abdominal muscles
- abdominal cavity
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to the abdomen) ventralDerived terms
* abdominal ringSynonyms
* (fish) Cypriniformes.References
abominable
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete) abhominableAdjective
(en adjective)- Note:''''' (Juliana Berners) ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "' abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars".