execrative means cursing; imprecatory; vilifying. It carries an Arena rating of 1520, earned across 42 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, execrative ranks #1,327 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #2,286 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,092 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #4,159 of 17,163 for Funniest Words.
Why “execrative” is a great word
EXECRATIVE — [Adjective] Characterized by or expressing a curse; imprecatory or vilifying. From the verb 'execrate' (from Latin execratus, past participle of execrari, meaning 'to curse') and the English adjectival suffix '-ive'. Unlike "invective," which broadly denotes harsh, abusive language, or "blasphemous," which specifically profanes the sacred, execrative speech is a focused act of malediction, an invocation of tangible harm. It is the sizzled oath over spilled whiskey, the ancient hex carved into lead and buried, or the cold, formal anathema pronounced from a stone pulpit—the human voice attempting to forge a weapon from sound alone, a hopeless alchemy that transforms fury into a wish for consequence.
Etymology
From execrate + -ive.
adj
- Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying.
noun
- A word used for cursing; an oath.e.g.“king cyning, lording, shilling, sweeting Sh, and the Saxon execrative nithing” — 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue:
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