execratory

ex·e·cra·to·ry

[ek-si-kruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -krey-tuh-ree]
adjective
1.
pertaining to execration.
2.
having the nature of or containing an execration.

Origin:
1605–15; execrate + -ory1

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execrate (ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to loathe; detest; abhor
2.  (tr) to profess great abhorrence for; denounce; deplore
3.  to curse (a person or thing); damn
 
[C16: from Latin exsecrārī to curse, from ex-1 + -secrārī from sacersacred]
 
exe'cration
 
n
 
'execrative
 
adj
 
'execratory
 
adj
 
'execratively
 
adv

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