execrable

See also: exécrable

§English

§Etymology

From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis

§Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/, /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/

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§Adjective

execrable (comparative more execrable, superlative most execrable)

1. Of the poorest quality.
2. Hateful.
   • 1779, Jefferson, letter to Patrick Henry written on March 27

     But is an enemy so execrable, that, though in captivity, his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.

   • 2001 June 1, David Langford; 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) (dolen)
• French: exécrable (fr) m, f

• Italian: esecrabile (it)
• Latin: execrabilis
• Portuguese: execrável (pt)
• Romanian: execrabil (ro)
• Spanish: execrable
• Swedish: vedervärdig (sv), usel (sv)

hateful

• Bulgarian: омразен (bg) (omrazen)
• Dutch: verfoeilijk
• Finnish: inhottava (fi), iljettävä (fi), kuvottava

• Russian: отвратительный (ru) m (otvratitel'nyi), отталкивающий (ru) m (ottálkivajuščij)
• Swedish: avskyvärd (sv)