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vile

[ vahyl ]

adjective

viler, vilest.
  1. wretchedly bad:

    a vile humor.

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  2. highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable:

    vile slander.

  3. repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings:

    a vile odor.

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  4. morally debased, depraved, or despicable:

    vile deeds.

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  5. foul; filthy:

    vile language.

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  6. poor; wretched:

    vile workmanship.

  7. of mean or low condition:

    a vile beggar.

  8. menial; lowly:

    vile tasks.

  9. degraded; ignominious:

    vile servitude.

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  10. of little value or account; paltry:

    a vile recompense.

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vile

/ ±¹²¹Éª±ô /

adjective

  1. abominably wicked; shameful or evil

    the vile development of slavery appalled them

  2. morally despicable; ignoble

    vile accusations

  3. disgusting to the senses or emotions; foul

    a vile smell

    vile epithets

  4. tending to humiliate or degrade

    only slaves would perform such vile tasks

  5. unpleasant or bad

    vile weather

  6. paltry

    a vile reward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹¾±±ô±ð±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±¹¾±±ô±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹¾±±ô±ðl²â adverb
  • ±¹¾±±ô±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vile1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English vil, from Old French, from Latin ±¹Ä«±ô¾±²õ “of little worth, base, cheapâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vile1

C13: from Old French vil, from Latin ±¹Ä«±ô¾±²õ cheap
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Synonym Study

See mean 2.
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"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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Others, namely those who’ve known him the longest, think Trump is filled with vile hatred and wants to burn the world down before he dies.

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"I have no words for how disgusting McIlvenny is. He is vile."

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He is also expected to say: "This vile trade exploits the cracks between our institutions, pits nations against one another and profits from our inability at the political level to come together."

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She said that up until she was an adult, she had “received berating and vile text messages, verbal, public reamings with unbelievably hurtful words said to me that cannot be forgotten.â€

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