Execrable
/ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
- 2 Hateful, disgusting.
"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."
Adjective
- 1 deserving to be execrated wordnet
- 2 unequivocally detestable wordnet
- 3 of very poor quality or condition wordnet
Example
More examples"I feel my head so stupid, my hand so disobedient, my pen so execrable, my ink such a mudpond, that I ought in mercy to save you the trouble of deciphering more."
Etymology
From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.