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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abhorrent \Ab*hor"rent\, a. [L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of
abhorrere.]
1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence;
loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent
thoughts.
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The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason.
--Burke.
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The arts of pleasure in despotic courts
I spurn abhorrent. --Clover.
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2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; --
followed by to. "Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to
our stricter principles." --Gibbon.
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3. Detestable. "Pride, abhorrent as it is." --I. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abhorrent
adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs";
"repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in
recent novels" [syn: {abhorrent}, {detestable},
{obscene}, {repugnant}, {repulsive}]
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