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execrable

ex·e·cra·ble [ éksəkrəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. very bad: extremely bad, or of very low quality
has execrable taste

2. detestable: deserving to be detested
execrable behavior

[14th century. Via French< Latin execrabilis< execrari (see execrate)]

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