ex·e·cra·ble

[ek-si-kruh-buhl]
adjective
1.
utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
2.
very bad: an execrable stage performance.

Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier sense “expressing a curse”; 1480–90 for def 1; Middle English < Latin ex(s)ecrābilis accursed, detestable. See execrate, -able

ex·e·cra·ble·ness, noun
ex·e·cra·bly, adverb
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execrable (ˈɛksɪkrəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  deserving to be execrated; abhorrent
2.  of very poor quality: an execrable meal
 
[C14: from Latin exsecrābilis, from exsecrārī to execrate]
 
'execrableness
 
n
 
'execrably
 
adv

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execrable
late 14c., from L. execrabilis, from execrari (see execrate). Related: Execrably.
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Example sentences
It is the quintessence of all that is vile, execrable and abhorrent.
The audience is shown a bullying boss who constantly repeats himself, a
  painfully insecure secretary, and execrable coffee.
People with learning disabilities are often execrable spellers, even if they
  have conquered other difficulties.
They won admission not because of their performance, which is execrable, but
  simply because they employ a lot of people.
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