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Execrable

//ˈɛksɪkɹəbl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 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. 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. 1
    deserving to be execrated wordnet
  2. 2
    unequivocally detestable wordnet
  3. 3
    of very poor quality or condition wordnet

Etymology

From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

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