vile
wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable: vile slander.
repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings: a vile odor.
morally debased, depraved, or despicable: vile deeds.
foul; filthy: vile language.
poor; wretched: vile workmanship.
of mean or low condition: a vile beggar.
menial; lowly: vile tasks.
degraded; ignominious: vile servitude.
of little value or account; paltry: a vile recompense.
Origin of vile
1synonym study For vile
Other words for vile
3 | repellent |
4 | vicious, evil, iniquitous |
5 | vulgar, obscene |
9, 10 | contemptible |
10 | trivial, trifling |
Opposites for vile
Other words from vile
- vilely, adverb
- vileness, noun
Words that may be confused with vile
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How to use vile in a sentence
Roman vileness and baseness disgusted Augustine even more than Punic insubordination.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousHow quickly the man tears open those eyes that would so willingly be closed to his vileness!
Six Women | Victoria CrossGive your consent, my dear; and the horrid villain shall be repaid with broken bones, at least, for all his vileness!
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9) | Samuel RichardsonWhereupon he proceeded to make them a speech that for vileness exceeded aught I have ever heard before or since.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston ChurchillBut I do not care, even in this wilderness you've brought us to in that big English ship, to hear such vileness spoke out boldly.
Blind Man's Lantern | Allen Kim Lang
British Dictionary definitions for vile
/ (vaɪl) /
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
Origin of vile
1Derived forms of vile
- vilely, adverb
- vileness, noun
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