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- pronunciation:
- ek
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kr
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior.
This is an execrable wine that should never have been served to the guests.- antonyms:
- excellent
- similar words:
- abominable, atrocious, awful, inferior
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definition 2: |
worthy of hatred or disgust; loathsome; detestable.
He should receive the harshest penalty the state can inflict for such an execrable crime.- antonyms:
- admirable
- similar words:
- abominable, atrocious, beastly, despicable, heinous, loathsome, odious, sickening
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related words: |
hateful, mean, revolting, ugly |
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derivations: |
execrably (adv.), execrableness (n.) |
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