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execrable Definition

ex·ecrable (eksi krə bəl)

adjective

  1. deserving to be execrated; abominable; detestable
  2. very inferior; of poorest quality

Etymology: L execrabilis

execrable Related Forms
ex·ecrably adverb
execrable Synonyms

execrable

modif.

  1. Abominable

    detestable, confounded, vile; see offensive 2.

  2. Inferior

    bad, defective, wretched; see poor 2.

execrable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • night: Shame the girls gave us such an execrable night.
  • taste: With execrable taste, he said: " Look here, old man, we are too old for this game.
  • piece: Before we start I must apologize for not starting this article with a truly execrable piece of fiction.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: Before we start I must apologize for not starting this article with a truly execrable piece of fiction.
  • absolutely: Now this may have been tongue-in-cheek, although I do not think so, but I find it absolutely execrable.
execrable Quotes

English plays, Atrocious in content, Absurd in form, Objectionable in action, Execrable EnglishTheatre!

—Goethe,JohannWolfgang von

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