abhorrent

• It would not be strictly accurate to say that at the close of the nineteenth century the Spaniards of Manila were using the same tortures that had made their name abhorrent in Europe three centuries earlier, for there was some progress; electricity was employed at times as an improved method of causing anguish, and the thumbscrews were much more neatly finished than those used by the Dons of the Dark Ages. —  Lineage, Life and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot
• To him flogging was abhorrent, and entertaining that view, he had fallen into debate with brother officers. —  The Romance of a Pro-Consul
• It was taken for "pawing," a "word abhorrent wherever the English language is spoken." —  The Nation: Top Stories
• Obama: Afghan law regarding women is 'abhorrent' - Forbes. com —  Forbes.com: News
• Asked about a controversial new Afghan law _ critics say it makes it legal for men to rape their wives _ Obama called the law "abhorrent."

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