abominably

Questions about abominably

What does abominably mean?

abominably means "in an offensive and hateful manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in abominably?

abominably has 5 syllables and divides as a-bo-mi-na-bly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for abominably?

Close synonyms include detestably, repulsively, odiously, terribly, atrociously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abominably a common word?

abominably is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.