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execrable

[ ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
  2. very bad:

    an execrable stage performance.



execrable

/ ˈɛksɪkrəbəl /

adjective

  1. deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
  2. of very poor quality

    an execrable meal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈexecrably, adverb
  • ˈexecrableness, noun
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Other Words From

  • exe·cra·ble·ness noun
  • exe·cra·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of execrable1

1350–1400 for earlier sense “expressing a curse”; 1480–90 execrable fordef 1; Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) ecrābilis accursed, detestable. See execrate, -able
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Word History and Origins

Origin of execrable1

C14: from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate
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Example Sentences

In Trump’s execrable universe that passes for exemplary qualifications to do a serious job.

From Salon

The video clip of team highlights over the decades, scored by the execrable Train song “Calling All Angels,” was longer than ever, and more desperate.

It would elevate the execrable ex-president, for all his myriad and many misdeeds, to stand astride the political and moral high ground.

The Jan. 6 insurrection was the direct result of the execrable lie that Democrats had stolen the 2020 election from former President Trump.

The two dominant issues are rampant crime and execrable public schools.

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