Spoiled vs Execrable - What's the difference?
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(spoil)
Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.
Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering.
Of the poorest quality.
Hateful.
* 1779 , Jefferson, letter to Patrick Henry written on March 27
* {{quote-book
, date = 2001-06-01
, title = Guts: A Comedy of Manners
, first = David
, last = Langford
, authorlink = David Langford
, coauthors = Grant, John
, publisher = Wildside Press
, isbn = 9781587154485
, page = 72
, pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=XloXRhUhamIC&pg=PA72&dq=execrable
, passage = The arcanely evil words of that despicable, loathsome, suppressed, vile, pululating, odious, nictating, repellent, repugnant, noxious, abhorrent, abominable, tory, execrable , nauseous work, Ye Boke of Guts , moved as if on a conveyor belt before his eyes.
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As adjectives the difference between spoiled and execrable
is that spoiled is of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible while execrable is of the poorest quality.As a verb spoiled
is past tense of spoil.spoiled
English
Alternative forms
* spoiltVerb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Much more common in US than "(spoilt)". * About as common as "spoilt" in UK.Anagrams
* * * * *execrable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- But is an enemy so execrable , that, though in captivity, his wishes and comforts are to be disregarded and even crossed? I think not. It is for the benefit of mankind to mitigate the horrors of war as much as possible.