Extremely bad or unpleasant; deserving to be detested or abhorred. Something so poor in quality or offensive that it provokes disgust or hatred.
From Latin 'execrabilis,' from 'execrari' meaning 'to curse' or 'to detest utterly,' from 'ex-' (out) + 'sacer' (sacred). Originally meant something cursed or worthy of being cursed by the gods.
Think 'ex-sacred' — something so bad it's the opposite of sacred, worthy of being cursed out of existence. The connection to 'execrate' (to curse) helps remember that execrable things make you want to curse them.
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