execrable
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execrable
- /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/ US
- /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/ US
- /ˈɛkskɹəbl/ US
Where it comes from
From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.
adjective more execrable · most execrable
- Of the poorest quality. As execrable as the Supreme Court’s decisions have been, they are of a piece with the conservative rulings from lower court judges who see no issue with laundering a revanchist policy agenda through contorted rulings.
- Hateful, disgusting. But is an enemy so execrable, that, though in captivity, his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.
Similar: abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgusting, foul, heinous, horrific, loathsome, low, monstrous, repulsive, revolting, sickening, vile, wretched
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adjective
Similar: abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgusting, foul, heinous, horrific, loathsome, low, monstrous, repulsive, revolting, sickening, vile, wretched
Translations
Every language
adj of the poorest quality
| Español | execrable |
|---|---|
| Português | execrável |
| Français | exécrable |
| Deutsch | armselig, erbärmlich |
| Italiano | esecrabile |
| Română | execrabil |
adj hateful
| Deutsch | abscheulich, grässlich, widerwärtig |
|---|---|
| Italiano | esecrando |
| Русский | отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, отта́лкивающий ottálkivajuščij |
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