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execrable

exec·rable

US/ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of very poor quality or condition

  • “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
  • “woeful treatment of the accused”
  • “woeful errors of judgment”
2.

unequivocally detestable

  • “abominable treatment of prisoners”
  • “detestable vices”
  • “execrable crimes”
  • “consequences odious to those you govern” Edmund Burke
3.

deserving a curse

  • “her damnable pride”
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Origin

From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.

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