EXECRABLE

damnable, execrable

(adjective) deserving a curse; “her damnable pride”

abominable, detestable, execrable, odious

(adjective) unequivocally detestable; “abominable treatment of prisoners”; “detestable vices”; “execrable crimes”; “consequences odious to those you govern”- Edmund Burke

deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched

(adjective) of very poor quality or condition; “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”; “woeful treatment of the accused”; “woeful errors of judgment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

execrable (comparative more execrable, superlative most execrable)

Of the poorest quality.

Hateful.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "execrable" is often applied: taste, road, crime, murder, thing.

Synonyms

• abhorrent

• abominable

• atrocious

• deplorable

• despicable

• detestable

• disgusting

• foul

• heinous

• horrific

• loathsome

• low

• monstrous

• repulsive

• revolting

• sickening

• vile

• wretched

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"e*cra*ble, a. Etym: [L. execrabilis, exsecrabilis: cf. F. exécrable. See Execrate.]

Definition: Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch. "Execrable pride." Hooker.

– Ex"e*cra*ble*ness, n.

– Ex"e*cra*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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