- execrable
- execrable late 14c., from O.Fr. execrable, from L. execrabilis/exsecrabilis "execrable, accursed," from execrari/exsecrari (see EXECRATE (Cf. execrate)). Related: Execrably.
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exécrable — [ ɛgzekrabl; ɛksekrabl ] adj. • 1355; lat. execrabilis → exécrer 1 ♦ Littér. Qu on doit exécrer, avoir en horreur. ⇒ abominable, détestable, odieux, répugnant. Fouquier Tinville « devint de plus en plus exécré et exécrable » (Michelet). 2 ♦ Cour … Encyclopédie Universelle
execrable — EXECRABLE. adj. de tout genre. Detestable, dont on doit avoir horreur. Crime execrable. parricide execrable. c est un homme execrable. Il se dit fig. Par exaggeration des choses extremement mauvaises. Que dites vous de ce livre, de ce poëme? il… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
execrable — execrable, damnable, accursed, cursed mean so odious as to deserve cursing or condemning. In actual use they vary little if any in force and only slightly in implications, although usage to a certain extent limits their applications. Execrable is … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Execrable — Ex e*cra*ble, a. [L. execrabilis, exsecrabilis: cf. F. ex[ e]crable. See {Execrate}.] Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable; abominable; as, an execrable wretch. Execrable pride. Hooker. {Ex e*cra*ble*ness}, n. {Ex e*cra*bly} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
execrable — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que merece ser condenado o aborrecido: El execrable crimen fue cometido por dos desaprensivos. Sinónimo: abominable … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
execrable — index arrant (onerous), bad (offensive), blameful, blameworthy, contemptible, contemptuous, depra … Law dictionary
execrable — [adj] horrible, sickening abhorrent, abominable, accursed, atrocious, confounded, cursed, damnable, defective, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgusting, foul, hateful, heinous, horrific, loathsome, low, monstrous, nauseous, obnoxious,… … New thesaurus
execrable — et detestable, Sacer, Execrabilis, Deuotus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
execrable — (Del lat. exsecrabĭlis). adj. Digno de execración … Diccionario de la lengua española
execrable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely bad or unpleasant. DERIVATIVES execrably adverb. ORIGIN Latin execrabilis, from exsecrari curse … English terms dictionary
