execrative

[ ek-si-krey-tiv, -kruh- ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or characterized by execration.
2. prone to execrate.

Other Words From

• exe·crative·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of execrative¹

First recorded in 1820–30; execrate + -ive

Example Sentences

And God––it was only a convenient execrative.

From Project Gutenberg

Into the body of the poor Tatars execrative Roman History intercalated an alphabetic letter; and so they continue Ta-r-tars, of fell Tartarean nature, to this day.

From Project Gutenberg