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execrable
[ ek-si-kruh-buhl ]
adjective
- utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
- very bad:
an execrable stage performance.
execrable
/ ˈɛksɪkrəbəl /
adjective
- deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
- of very poor quality
an execrable meal
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Derived Forms
- ˈexecrably, adverb
- ˈexecrableness, noun
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Other Words From
- exe·cra·ble·ness noun
- exe·cra·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of execrable1
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Example Sentences
That “Plan A” has failed, a result of over confidence, bad intelligence, worse generalship, execrable logistics, and terrible on-the-ground leadership.
As disappointing as such a glib argument would be from a better-made series, it renders Cherry Flavor fully execrable.
Those execrable three words are murmured by sorrowful elected officials in times of tragedy, but rarely burdened with any actual plans or action.
Added to the mix are a supporting cast of conjured “demons” including mid-20th writers and chat show regulars James Baldwin, Truman Capote, and the execrable Ayn Rand.
Anything, for example, to take our minds off the execrable “dining experience.”
So I'm not criticizing her, and I'm certainly not defending DW Griffith's execrable opinions.
If Kennedy displayed execrable judgment during the war, he did nothing to redeem it after the conflict had ended.
The road was execrable; full of holes, pits, and puddles, in which our poor beasts often sank above their knees.
I wouldnt dwess in such execrable taste for any sum you could mentionno, sir!
He urged upon the Assembly the adoption of immediate and energetic measures to arrest these execrable deeds of lawless violence.
As I said before, the provisions were execrable; the remnants of the first cabin were sent to us poor wretches.
I cannot contemplate such loveliness and associate it with the execrable sin which calls down vengeance upon this house.
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