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execrative

execrative noun: a word used for cursing; an oath.

Noun

execrative (plural execratives)

  1. A word used for cursing; an oath.
    • king cyning, lording, shilling, sweeting Sh, and the Saxon execrative nithing1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

Adjective

execrative (comparative more execrative, superlative most execrative)

  1. Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying.

Forms of execrative

Noun
pluralexecratives
Adjective
comparativemore execrative
superlativemost execrative

Origin of execrative

From execrate + -ive.

Words formed from execrative

Questions about execrative

What does execrative mean?
Execrative means a word used for cursing; an oath.
What part of speech is execrative?
Execrative can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of execrative?
The plural of execrative is execratives.

Words near execrative in the dictionary

  1. execrated
  2. execrates
  3. execrating
  4. execration
  5. execrations
  6. execrative
  7. execratively
  8. execratives
  9. execrator
  10. execrators
  11. execratory

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