execrable

adj.

1. Deserving of execration; hateful.
2. 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.

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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

Usage
"They (The Patriots) were execrable, failing to record a first down in the first half." — Bob Ryan; They Stand Atop the Division, But Footing Seems Quite Shaky; Boston Globe; Dec 1, 1997.

"She persuades us to admire an execrable ('lovable', she says) woman who was doggedly, arrogantly and treacherously misguided." — Mosley's final insult; Sunday Times (London, UK): Aug 24, 2003.

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adjective

So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, infernal. Informal blamed, damned. Chiefly British blooming, ruddy. See like/dislike.

adj

Definition: horrible, sickening
Antonyms: nice, pleasant

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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

Italiano (Italian)
esecrabile

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

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 밉살스러운

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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