execrable

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/(US)
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/ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/(US) · /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/(US) · /ˈɛkskɹəbl/(US)

Definition of execrable

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of the poorest quality.
    “As execrable as the Supreme Court’s decisions have been, they are of a piece with the conservative rulings from lower court judges who see no issue with laundering a revanchist policy agenda through contorted rulings.”
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adj

  1. Of the poorest quality.
    “As execrable as the Supreme Court’s decisions have been, they are of a piece with the conservative rulings from lower court judges who see no issue with laundering a revanchist policy agenda through contorted rulings.”
  2. Hateful, disgusting.
    “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.”
    “The arcanely evil words of that despicable, loathsome, suppressed, vile, pululating ^([sic]), 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.”

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Etymology

From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

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