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Meaning of 'execrable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Execrable [ a.]
- Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch.

Meaning of 'execrable' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . execrable [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unequivocally detestable
Example in sentence:
  • abominable treatment of prisoners;
  • consequences odious to those you govern;
  • detestable vices;
  • execrable crimes
Meaning (2):
- of very poor quality or condition
Example in sentence:
  • deplorable housing conditions in the inner city;
  • woeful errors of judgment;
  • woeful treatment of the accused
Meaning (3):
- deserving a curse
Example in sentence:
  • her damnable pride

Nearby Words:

exeat execrate execrated execrating execration execrative execratory exect exection executable

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