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execrable

 
(ĕk'sĭ-krə-bəl) pronunciation
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

    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.

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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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