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execrable

[ ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
  2. very bad:

    an execrable stage performance.



execrable

/ ˈɛɪəə /

adjective

  1. deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
  2. of very poor quality

    an execrable meal

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦰, adverb
  • ˈ𳦰Ա, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···Ա noun
  • ·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of execrable1

1350–1400 for earlier sense “expressing a curse”; 1480–90 execrable fordef 1; Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) 𳦰 accursed, detestable. See execrate, -able
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of execrable1

C14: from Latin exs𳦰, from 𳦰ī to execrate
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He was angry that they weren't clapping for the "astronomical achievements" he has not actually accomplished, failing to recognize that they were not clapping or standing for the execrable achievements he has.

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Yet there’s no comparison between Biden’s simply objectionable pardons and Trump’s execrable blanket clemency for the traitorous.

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In Trump’s execrable universe that passes for exemplary qualifications to do a serious job.

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The video clip of team highlights over the decades, scored by the execrable Train song “Calling All Angels,” was longer than ever, and more desperate.

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It would elevate the execrable ex-president, for all his myriad and many misdeeds, to stand astride the political and moral high ground.

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