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execrative

American

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

adjective

pertaining to or characterized by execration.
prone to execrate.

Other Word Forms

execratively

adverb

Etymology

Origin of execrative

First recorded in 1820–30; execrate + -ive

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