execrative

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noun

A word used for cursing; an oath.

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Meanings

nounexecrative (plural execratives)

plural execratives

  1. A word used for cursing; an oath.

    king cyning, lording, shilling, sweeting Sh, and the Saxon execrative nithing

    1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue
adjectiveexecrative (comparative more execrative, superlative most execrative)

comparative more execrative · superlative most execrative

  1. Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying.

Origin

From execrate + -ive.

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APA

execrative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/execrative

MLA

“execrative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/execrative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “execrative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/execrative.

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