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Meanings of execrable in anglès

Of very poor quality or condition.

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Unequivocally detestable.

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Examples for "abominable"
Examples for "abominable"
1
His father, as you know, has abominable views but is relatively harmless.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
2
Whole regions have been ravaged and abominable deeds perpetrated in the towns.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginn...
3
It was the culmination of the whole abominable selfishness of his sex.
The Mischief-Maker
4
Such holes were abominable; some one ought to be prosecuted for it.
Gordon Keith
5
The execution of this abominable decree devolved upon the daroga of Mazenderan.
The Phantom of the Opera
1
The thought of her in the hands of the ape-men was odious.
Gulliver of Mars
2
It is odious; but that is the way the job is done.
The Good Soldier
3
Set free by the sun and the wind, it is odious, intolerable.
Social Life in the Insect World
4
With all vigor I defend myself against the odious charge of virtuousness.
Flowing Gold
5
But an odious suspicion had sprung up in the mind of Pope.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
1
Above the general din he heard the detestable voice of the turnkey.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
2
The national taste, in the meantime, was to the last degree detestable.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
3
The vulnerable side of Tony Soprano made his detestable character deeply likable.
Reuters
4
They'd be right to detest us: beside them, we would be detestable.
Ghost Story
5
So I went on to a detestable brutal inn in the town.
Twilight in Italy
1
The whole place seemed to him hideous and loathsome in the extreme.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
2
The oysters had a terrible look in their eyes and were loathsome.
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
3
The day brought forth another loathsome fact in connection with the case.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium
4
That we're in debt, owe hundreds of pounds, the whole loathsome truth.
The ginger man
5
So alone that anyone, anything no matter how loathsome would be welcome.
Mockingjay

Deserving a curse.

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Usage of execrable in anglès
1
We had gone just over six miles, execrable by long-distance hiking standards.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
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Even such conveyances fared hard on the execrable roads of the period.
The People for Whom Shakespeare Wrote
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She has littered the whole estate with execrable names and offensive signs:
Extracts from Adam's Diary, translated from the original ms.
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He went up and saw the cross, an execrable symbol to him.
The new yorker
5
The same old execrable Heatherleys looked down from the black oak panellings.
The Dark Flower
6
TUESDAY.-Shehas littered the whole estate with execrable names and offensive signs:
The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories
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The rulers of his country were execrable Christians, but most orthodox Catholics.
Dreamthorp / A Book of Essays Written in the Country
8
The choice has about narrowed d-d-down to that execrable, weasel-faced little M-M-Meffia.
The Unwilling Vestal
9
I prefer to show you the reality, however execrable it may be.
Doctor Pascal
10
Yet there was something in Gardiner's character which was not wholly execrable.
The Reign of Mary Tudor
11
It is an age of execrable taste, and we must act accordingly.'
Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face
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With five hundred a year, I grant you, he would be execrable.
Marriage
13
Who gave him permission to cram the Republic with his execrable daubs?
The Innocents Abroad
14
Old Mrs. Ferrars is an execrable gentlewoman and unsurpassably coarse and offensive.
Who is mark twain?
15
I hope you will excuse the execrable state of my handwriting.
Revival
16
The child was a picture of beauty; the statue was execrable.
Poor Relations
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