EXECRABLY

Etymology

Adverb

execrably (comparative more execrably, superlative most execrably)

In an execrable way.

Source: Wiktionary


EXECRABLE

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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Word of the Day

10 May 2024

MASQUERADE

(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”


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