execrable

[ ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

adjective

1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
2. very bad:

   an execrable stage performance.

execrable

/ ˈɛksɪkrəbəl /

adjective

1. deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
2. of very poor quality

   an execrable meal

Derived Forms

• ˈexecrably, adverb
• ˈexecrableness, noun

Other Words From

• exe·cra·ble·ness noun
• exe·cra·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of execrable¹

1350–1400 for earlier sense “expressing a curse”; 1480–90 execrable fordef 1; Middle English < Latin ex ( s ) ecrābilis accursed, detestable. See execrate, -able

Word History and Origins

Origin of execrable¹

C14: from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate