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execrable

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ex·e·cra·ble  (ks-kr-bl)
adj.
1. Deserving of execration; hateful.
2. Extremely inferior; very bad: an execrable meal.
[Middle English, from Latin execrbilis, from execrr, exsecrr, to execrate; see execrate.]
exe·cra·ble·ness n.
exe·cra·bly adv.
execrable [ˈɛksɪkrəbəl]
adj
1. deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
2. of very poor quality an execrable meal
[from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate]
execrableness  n
execrably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.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, miserable
inferior - of low or inferior quality
2.execrableexecrable - unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
abominable, odious, detestable
hateful - evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
3.execrable - deserving a curse; "her damnable pride"
damnable
cursed, 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"
execrable
Translations
execrable [ˈeksɪkrəbl] ADJ (frm) → execrable(frm), abominable(frm)
execrable [ˈɛksɪkrəbəl] adj (= deplorable) → exécrable
execrable
adj, execrably
adv → scheußlich, abscheulich
execrable [ˈɛksɪkrəbl] adj (frm) (gen) → pessimo/a; (manners) → esecrabile
execrable [ˈɛksɪkrəbl] adj (frm) (gen) → pessimo/a; (manners) → esecrabile


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