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execrative

American  
[ek-si-krey-tiv, -kruh-] / ˈɛk sɪˌkreɪ tɪv, -krə- /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by execration.

  2. prone to execrate.

Other Word Forms

  • execratively adverb

Etymology

Origin of execrative

First recorded in 1820–30; execrate + -ive

Example Sentences

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And God––it was only a convenient execrative.

From Project Gutenberg

Into the body of the poor Tatars execrative Roman History intercalated an alphabetic letter; and so they continue Ta-r-tars, of fell Tartarean nature, to this day.

From Project Gutenberg

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