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adjective
- 1. extremely bad or unpleasant: "execrable cheap wine"
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adjective. formal uk / ˈek.sə.krə.b ə l / us / ˈek.sə.krə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad: an execrable performance. Some critics praised the acting, but all condemned the execrable plot. Synonyms. damnable old-fashioned informal. odious formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably.
execrable. adjective. ex· e· cra· ble ˈek-si-krə-bəl. Synonyms of execrable. 1. : deserving to be execrated : detestable. execrable crimes. 2. : very bad : wretched. execrable hotel food. execrableness noun. execrably. ˈek-si-krə-blē. adverb. Did you know? He or she who is cursed faces execrable conditions.
Execrable definition: utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.. See examples of EXECRABLE used in a sentence.
If something's execrable it's really and truly, unbelievably, absolutely the worst. Execrable is often used as a harshly critical term in the arts, when a reviewer really wants to throw the book at something.
If you describe something as execrable, you mean that it is very bad or unpleasant. [formal] Accusing us of being disloyal to cover his own sorry behavior is truly execrable. ...an execrable meal. Synonyms: repulsive, offensive, disgusting, horrible More Synonyms of execrable. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
adjective. formal us / ˈek.sə.krə.b ə l / uk / ˈek.sə.krə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad: an execrable performance. Some critics praised the acting, but all condemned the execrable plot. Synonyms. damnable old-fashioned informal. odious formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably.
Definition of execrable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
