Showing posts with label abominable. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abominable. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

abdominal, abominable

Abdominal or abdominal means having to do with the belly, containing the digestive organs, also called the abdomen--
He went to the doctor, complaining of abdominal pain.
He has abdominal cramps; we think it was something he ate.

Abominable or abominable means really awful, loathsome, or disagreeable--
I wish that woman would correct her child's abominable behavior.
This meatloaf isn't just bad; it's abominable.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He informed the nurse of his abdominal pain, using abominable language."