execrable
pronunciation
How to pronounce execrable in British English:
UK [ˈeksɪkrəbl]
How to pronounce execrable in American English:
US [ˈɛksɪkrəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- of very poor quality or condition
- unequivocally detestable
- deserving a curse
Word Origin
- execrable (adj.)
- "abominable, deserving of curses," late 14c., from Old French execrable and directly from Latin execrabilis/exsecrabilis "execrable, accursed," from execrari/exsecrari "to curse; to hate" (see execrate). Related: Execrably.
Example
- 1. The execrable pastiche bears no relation to the attitude of most westerners or their governments to islam .
- 2. Chasing , intercepting , reviling or intimidating any other person , with execrable circumstances .
- 3. The more likely judgment is that bush 's two terms marked the moment when us power peaked and he over-reached , with execrable consequences .
- 4. " Convenience is , however , in all affairs of life , an execrable test of value . "
- 5. In modem fuzhou , small insurance industries which belongs to life insurance category rose and flourished in spite of the execrable environment .