- Deserving of execration; hateful.
- Extremely inferior; very bad: an execrable meal.
[Middle English, from Latin execrābilis, from execrārī, exsecrārī, to execrate. See execrate.]
execrableness ex'e·cra·ble·ness n.execrably ex'e·cra·bly adv.
Dictionary:
ex·e·cra·ble (ĕk'sĭ-krə-bəl) ![]() |
[Middle English, from Latin execrābilis, from execrārī, exsecrārī, to execrate. See execrate.]
execrableness ex'e·cra·ble·ness n.| Wordsmith Words: execrable |
(EK-si-kruh-buhl)
adjective
Detestable; wretched.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin execrabilis (accursed), from execrari (to curse), from ex- + sacrare (to consecrate). Ultimately from Indo-European root sak- (to sanctify) that is also the source of other words such as saint, consecrate, and sacred
| Thesaurus: execrable |
| Antonyms: execrable |
Definition: horrible, sickening
Antonyms: nice, pleasant
| Translations: Execrable |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afskyelig, elendig, dårlig
Nederlands (Dutch)
verfoeilijk
Français (French)
adj. - exécrable, affreux, détestable, épouvantable (un caractère)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - abscheulich
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αναθεματισμένος, καταραμένος, βδελυρός, μιαρός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - detestável, péssimo
Русский (Russian)
отвратительный, мерзкий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - execrable, abominable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avskyvärd
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
该咒的, 讨厌的, 可憎恨的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 該咒的, 討厭的, 可憎恨的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 実にひどい, いまわしい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مقيت, سيء
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נתעב, גרוע
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