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execrative

[ ek-si-krey-tiv, -kruh- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or characterized by execration.
  2. prone to execrate.


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Other Words From

  • exe·crative·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of execrative1

First recorded in 1820–30; execrate + -ive

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