Execrable
['eksɪkrəb(ə)l] or ['ɛksɪkrəbl]
Definition
(a.) Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch.
Checker: Valerie
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Detestable, hateful, odious, damnable, cursed, accursed, abominable, villanous.[2]. Offensive, disgusting, obnoxious, nauseous, nauseating, sickening, repulsive, revolting, vile.
Typed by Juan
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Detestable, loathsome, accursed, cursed, villainous, diabolical, hateful,abominable, {[danjiable]?}
ANT:Desirable, eligible, respectable, laudable
Typist: Willie
Examples
- Who gave him permission to cram the Republic with his execrable daubs? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The cup is small, it is smeared with grounds; the coffee is black, thick, unsavory of smell, and execrable in taste. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The speeches were bad --execrable almost without exception. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I play upon that execrable scoundrel with a fire-engine until the breath is nearly driven out of his body. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Typist: Willie