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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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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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