The phrase "abominable state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is extremely unpleasant or morally reprehensible.
Example: "The community was in an abominable state after the natural disaster, with homes destroyed and families displaced."
Alternatives: "atrocious condition" or "deplorable situation".
Was it because he would have disclosed his past ties with the C.I.A.? In a similar way, Saddam Hussein's regime was an abominable authoritarian state, guilty of many crimes, mostly toward its own people.
Frugal The options at the Abominable Snowmansion (476 State Highway 150, Arroyo Seco; 575-776-8298; www.abominablesnowmansion.com), a funky adobe lodge and hostel halfway between Taos and the ski area, include two 12-person dorm rooms (starting at $22 per person) and private rooms with bath (starting at $54 for two) or with shared bath ($50).
ACCOMMODATIONS Frugal The options at the Abominable Snowmansion (476 State Highway 150, Arroyo Seco; 575-776-8298; www.abominablesnowmansion.com), a funky adobe lodge and hostel halfway between Taos and the ski area, include two 12-person dorm rooms (starting at $22 per person) and private rooms with bath (starting at $54 for two) or with shared bath ($50).
"Her record is abominable," the October 17 editorial stated.
That's an abominable shame.
Perhaps we may never be called upon to take up arms for the defence of the southern states, in prosecuting this abominable traffick.
DeVos herself also personally contributed to the campaign of Michigan representative Andrea LaFontaine, who spearheaded abominable legislation in 2015 that now allows state-funded adoption agencies to discriminate against gay and lesbian couples seeking to adopt, turning them away because they are gay.
A less than abominable error in an obituary led us to state that the Yeti didn't appear in the BBC series Doctor Who after 1968.
My nagging concern is that the new government will very soon have to come to grips with some tough problems, including the economy and the absence of competition in it, with its heavy burden of subsidies, a bloated state sector, poor education and an abominable health infrastructure.
"The state of the science today is just abominable," said Dr. Farouk El-Baz, director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University and a board member at the Arab Science and Technology Foundation, which participated in a major assessment of Iraqi science in June.
