execrable

See also exécrable

English

Pronunciation

• ex"e*cra*ble

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Adjective

execrable (comparative more execrable, superlative most execrable)

1. of the poorest quality
2. hateful
   • 2001 June 1, Langford, David; Grant, John, Guts: A Comedy of Manners, Wildside Press, ISBN 9781587154485, page 72:

     The arcanely evil words of that despicable, loathsome, suppressed, vile, pululating, odious, nictating, repellent, repugnant, noxious, abhorrent, abominable, tory, execrable, nauseous work, Ye Boke of Guts, moved as if on a conveyor belt before his eyes.

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

Related terms

• execrableness
• execrably
• execration
• execrate

Translations

of the poorest quality

Bulgarian: долен (bg)

French: exécrable (fr) m. and f.

hateful

Bulgarian: омразен (bg)

Finnish: inhottava (fi), iljettävä (fi), kuvottava (fi)