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execrable
ex·e·cra·ble E0269400 (ĕk′sĭ-krə-bəl)adj.1. Deserving of execration; hateful.2. Extremely inferior; very bad: an execrable meal. [Middle English, from Latin execrābilis, from execrārī, exsecrārī, to execrate; see execrate.] ex′e·cra·ble·ness n.ex′e·cra·bly adv.execrable (ˈɛksɪkrəbəl) adj1. deserving to be execrated; abhorrent2. of very poor quality: an execrable meal. [C14: from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate] ˈexecrableness n ˈexecrably advex•e•cra•ble (ˈɛk sɪ krə bəl) adj. 1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent. 2. very bad: an execrable stage performance. [1480–90; Middle English < Latin ex(s)ecrābilis accursed, detestable. See execrate, -able] ex′e•cra•ble•ness, n. ex′e•cra•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | execrable - of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"wretched, woeful, deplorable, miserableinferior - of low or inferior quality | | 2. | execrable - unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burkeabominable, odious, detestablehateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly | | 3. | execrable - deserving a curse; "her damnable pride"damnablecursed, curst - deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" |
execrableadjective repulsive, offensive, disgusting, horrible, unpleasant, foul, revolting, obscene, sickening, vile, atrocious, obnoxious, despicable, deplorable, heinous, disagreeable, odious, hateful, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, nauseous, accursed, detestable, damnable, cringe-making (Brit. informal) my neighbour's execrable taste in musicexecrableadjectiveSo annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, infernal.Informal: blamed, damned.Chiefly British: blooming, ruddy.Translationsexecrable Related to execrable: perspicuousSynonyms for execrableadj repulsiveSynonyms- repulsive
- offensive
- disgusting
- horrible
- unpleasant
- foul
- revolting
- obscene
- sickening
- vile
- atrocious
- obnoxious
- despicable
- deplorable
- heinous
- disagreeable
- odious
- hateful
- loathsome
- abhorrent
- abominable
- nauseous
- accursed
- detestable
- damnable
- cringe-making
Synonyms for execrableadj so annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnationSynonyms- accursed
- blasted
- blessed
- bloody
- confounded
- cursed
- damn
- darn
- infernal
- blamed
- damned
- blooming
- ruddy
Synonyms for execrableadj of very poor quality or conditionSynonyms- wretched
- woeful
- deplorable
- miserable
Related Wordsadj unequivocally detestableSynonyms- abominable
- odious
- detestable
Related Wordsadj deserving a curseSynonymsRelated Words |