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execrable

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/ / /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/ / /ˈɛkskɹəbl/

adj

Etymology: From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

  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.