execrably

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English execrable

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English execrably

From execrable + -ly.

Adverb

execrably (comparative more execrably, superlative most execrably)

1. In an execrable way.