Dictionary

execrable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/ (US)
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• /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/ (US)
• /ˈɛkskɹəbl/ (US)

Etymology

From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

Meanings

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. 2024, G. S. Hans, Law Professors Can’t Keep Carrying Water For the Supreme Court, in: Balls and Strikes, August 5 2024
2. Hateful, disgusting.
   • 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. 2001 June 1, David Langford with John Grant, Guts: A Comedy of Manners, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 72:
   • 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. 1779, Jefferson, letter to Patrick Henry written on March 27

Forms

Deriveds

inexecrable

Relateds

execrably · execrate · execrableness · execration

Synonyms

revolting · sickening · heinous · wretched · loathsome · vile · repulsive · horrific · foul · detestable · disgusting · low · atrocious · despicable · abhorrent · abominable · monstrous · deplorable

Translations (31)

de erbärmlich (of the poorest quality) · fi iljettävä (hateful) · nl verfoeilijk (hateful) · es execrable (of the poorest quality) · fo andstyggiligur (hateful) · nb kummerlig (of the poorest quality) · ro execrabil (of the poorest quality) · nb elendig (of the poorest quality) · it esecrabile (of the poorest quality) · fr exécrable (of the poorest quality) · sv avskyvärd (hateful) · de grässlich (hateful) · nb viderverdig (hateful) · pt execrável (of the poorest quality) · de armselig (of the poorest quality) · fi inhottava (hateful) · bg омразен (hateful) · de abscheulich (hateful) · bg долен (of the poorest quality) · pl okropny (hateful) · nb avskyelig (hateful) · ru отврати́тельный (hateful) · fo ússaligur (of the poorest quality) · fi kuvottava (hateful) · pl okropny (of the poorest quality) · it esecrando (hateful) · de widerwärtig (hateful) · sv vedervärdig (of the poorest quality) · sv usel (of the poorest quality) · la execrabilis (of the poorest quality) · ru отта́лкивающий (hateful)