execrable
adjUS /ˈɛksɪkɹəbl/
Etymology From Old French execrable, from Latin execrabilis.
1
Of the poorest quality.
- 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.2024, G. S. Hans, Law Professors Can’t Keep Carrying Water For the Supreme Court, in: Balls and Strikes, August 5 2024
2
Hateful, disgusting.
- But is an enemy so execrable, that, though in captivity, his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.1779, Jefferson, letter to Patrick Henry written on March 27
- The arcanely evil words of that despicable, loathsome, suppressed, vile, pululating ^([sic]), odious, nictating, repellent, repugnant, noxious, abhorrent, abominable, tory, execrable, nauseous work, Ye Boke of Guts, moved as if on a conveyor belt before his eyes.2001 June 1, David Langford with John Grant, Guts: A Comedy of Manners, Wildside Press, →ISBN, page 72:
- Synonyms
- abhorrent, abominable, atrocious, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgusting, foul, heinous, horrific, loathsome, low, monstrous, repulsive, revolting, sickening, vile, wretched
- Derived terms
- inexecrable
- Related terms
- execrableness, execrably, execration, execrate