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execratory
ex·e·cra·to·ry
/
ˈɛk
sɪ
krəˌtɔr
i, -ˌtoʊr
i, -ˌkreɪ
tə
ri
/
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[
ek
-si-kr
uh
-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -krey-t
uh
-ree
]
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adjective
1.
pertaining to execration.
2.
having the
nature
of or containing an execration.
Origin:
1605–15;
execrate
+
-ory
1
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execrate
(ˈɛksɪˌkreɪt)
—
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
sacer
sacred
]
exe'cration
—
n
'execrative
—
adj
'execratory
—
adj
'execratively
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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