— execrableness , n. — execrably , adv.
/ek"si kreuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
2. very bad: an execrable stage performance.
[ 1350-1400 for earlier sense "expressing a curse"; 1480-90 for def. 1; ME ex ( s ) ecrabilis accursed, detestable. See EXECRATE, -ABLE ]