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   Ex·e·cra·ble

   /ˈeksəkrəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely bad or unpleasant: "execrable cheap wine"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘expressing or involving a curse’): via Old French from Latin execrabilis, from exsecrari ‘to curse’ (see execrate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. execrably adverb

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   adjective. formal us / ˈek.sə.krə.b ə l / uk / ˈek.sə.krə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad: an execrable performance. Some critics praised the acting, but all condemned the execrable plot. Synonyms. damnable old-fashioned informal. odious formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably.

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   Definitions of execrable. adjective. unequivocally detestable. “ execrable crimes” synonyms: abominable, detestable, odious. hateful. evoking or deserving hatred. adjective. of very poor quality or condition. synonyms: deplorable, miserable, woeful, wretched. inferior. of low or inferior quality. adjective. deserving a curse. synonyms:

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   Define execrable. execrable synonyms, execrable pronunciation, execrable translation, English dictionary definition of execrable. adj. 1. Deserving of execration; hateful. 2. Extremely inferior; very bad: an execrable meal. ex′e·cra·ble·ness n. ex′e·cra·bly adv. American Heritage®...

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   execrable. very bad synonym terrible. Definition of execrable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXECRABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · If you describe something as execrable, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant . [formal] Accusing us of being disloyal to cover his own sorry behavior is truly execrable. ...an execrable meal. Synonyms: repulsive, offensive, disgusting, horrible More Synonyms of execrable. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   4 days ago · If you describe something as execrable, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant. [formal] Accusing us of being disloyal to cover his own sorry behavior is truly execrable. ...an execrable meal. Synonyms: repulsive, offensive, disgusting, horrible More Synonyms of execrable. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Deserving to be execrated; abominable; detestable. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Very inferior; of poorest quality. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: deplorable. woeful. miserable. wretched. odious. detestable. abominable. damnable. sickening. revolting. heinous. hateful. base. foul. atrocious. Antonyms: nice. pleasant