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execrable

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See also: exécrable

English

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Etymology

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From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/, /ˈɛksəkɹəbl/, /ˈɛkskɹəbl/
    Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

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execrable (comparative more execrable, superlative most execrable)

  1. Of the poorest quality.
    • 2024, G. S. Hans, Law Professors Can’t Keep Carrying Water For the Supreme Court, in: Balls and Strikes, August 5 2024
      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.

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Catalan

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Borrowed from Latin exsecrābilis.

Adjective

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execrable m or f (masculine and feminine plural execrables)

  1. execrable
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin execrābilis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡseˈkɾable/ [eɣ̞.seˈkɾa.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: e‧xe‧cra‧ble

Adjective

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execrable m or f (masculine and feminine plural execrables)

  1. execrable
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