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execratory
[ ek-si-kruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -krey-tuh-ree ]
/ ˈɛk sɪ krəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -ˌkreɪ tə ri /
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adjective
pertaining to execration.
having the nature of or containing an execration.
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Words nearby execratory
exec, execrable, execrate, execration, execrative, execratory, executable, executant, executary, execute, executed
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How to use execratory in a sentence
The oaths which were and are most usual in these Indians are execratory.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55|Francisco ColinFrom these facts it appears, that the execratory oath is without a motive or object in modern masonic lodges.
The tenor exhausted his execratory vocabulary in French and English.
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