vituperative

[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-] Example Sentences

vi·tu·per·a·tive

[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-]
adjective
characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.

Origin:
1720–30; vituperate + -ive

vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·vi·tu·per·a·tive, adjective
non·vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly, adverb
un·vi·tu·per·a·tive, adjective
un·vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly, adverb
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un·vi·tu·per·a·tive·ness, noun
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Vituperative has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
Example Sentences
  • Vituperative rhetoric and hardball politics are hardly new.
  • If you want to have some fun, read the vituperative comments on that post.
  • Strictly a nonce coinage, but it fit the moment's vituperative need.
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World English Dictionary
vituperation (vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən)
 
n
1.  abusive language or venomous censure
2.  the act of vituperating
 
vituperative
 
adj
 
vi'tuperatively
 
adv

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