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execrable

[ ek-si-kruh-buh l ]
/ ˈɛk sɪ krə bəl /
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adjective

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
very bad: an execrable stage performance.

RELATED WORDS

abhorrent, abominable, accursed, atrocious, confounded, cursed, damnable, defective, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgusting, foul, hateful, heinous, loathsome, low, monstrous, nauseous, obnoxious

Nearby words

excyclophoria, excystation, exeat, exec, exec., execrable, execrate, execration, execrative, execratory, executable

Origin of execrable

1350–1400 for earlier sense “expressing a curse”; 1480–90 for def 1; Middle English < Latin ex(s)ecrābilis accursed, detestable. See execrate, -able
Related formsex·e·cra·ble·ness, nounex·e·cra·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for execrable

execrable

/ (ˈɛksɪkrəbəl) /

adjective

deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
of very poor qualityan execrable meal
Derived Formsexecrableness, nounexecrably, adverb

Word Origin for execrable

C14: from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate
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Word Origin and History for execrable

execrable

adj.

late 14c., from Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis/exsecrabilis "execrable, accursed," from execrari/exsecrari (see execrate). Related: Execrably.

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