execrable

ex·e·cra·ble

 (ĕk′sĭ-krə-bəl)

adj.

1. Deserving of execration; hateful.

2. Extremely inferior; very bad: an execrable meal.

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[Middle English, from Latin execrābilis, from execrārī, exsecrārī, to execrate; see execrate.]

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ex′e·cra·ble·ness n.

ex′e·cra·bly adv.

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execrable

(ˈɛksɪkrəbəl)

adj

1. deserving to be execrated; abhorrent

2. of very poor quality: an execrable meal.

[C14: from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate]

ˈexecrableness n

ˈexecrably adv

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ex•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.

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Thesaurus

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.	execrable - 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"

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execrable

adjective 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 music

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execrable

adjective

So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation:

accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, infernal.

Informal: blamed, damned.

Chiefly British: blooming, ruddy.

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Translations

exécrable

pessimo

execrable

[ˈeksɪkrəbl] ADJ (frm) → execrable (frm), abominable (frm)

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execrable

[ˈɛksɪkrəb^əl] adj (= deplorable) → exécrable

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execrable

adj, execrably

adv → scheußlich, abscheulich

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execrable

[ˈɛksɪkrəbl] adj (frm) (gen) → pessimo/a; (manners) → esecrabile

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