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vile
[ vahyl ]
adjective
- wretchedly bad:
a vile humor.
Antonyms:
- highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable:
vile slander.
- repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings:
a vile odor.
Synonyms:
- morally debased, depraved, or despicable:
vile deeds.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- foul; filthy:
vile language.
Synonyms: ,
- poor; wretched:
vile workmanship.
- of mean or low condition:
a vile beggar.
- menial; lowly:
vile tasks.
- degraded; ignominious:
vile servitude.
Synonyms:
- of little value or account; paltry:
a vile recompense.
Synonyms: , ,
vile
/ ɪ /
adjective
- abominably wicked; shameful or evil
the vile development of slavery appalled them
- morally despicable; ignoble
vile accusations
- disgusting to the senses or emotions; foul
a vile smell
vile epithets
- tending to humiliate or degrade
only slaves would perform such vile tasks
- unpleasant or bad
vile weather
- paltry
a vile reward
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
- ˈԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- l adverb
- n noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of vile1
Word History and Origins
Origin of vile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Since then, she's consistently been treated in inexcusably appalling ways, having her privacy violated and the vilest of commentary directed at her.
Ending his speech he said, "Nerys Lloyd you are a vile person and you disgust me".
Amari, 21, has been homeless and lived in shelters and hostels, and said some of those places were "vile" and "unsafe".
There was also “extensive graffiti vandalism on the sandstone buildings and columns” with “vile and hateful sentiments that we condemn in the strongest terms.”
"The level of abuse my husband is receiving wishing death on him, vile comments about me, about us as a couple and about him as a person is beyond disgusting," she said.
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