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reviler

[ri-vahyl] Origin

re·vile

[ri-vahyl] verb, -viled, -vil·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
verb (used without object)
2.
to speak abusively.

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Reviler is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English revilen < Middle French reviler. See re-, vile

re·vile·ment, noun
re·vil·er, noun
re·vil·ing·ly, adverb
un·re·viled, adjective
un·re·vil·ing, adjective


1. abuse, vilify, vituperate, berate, disparage.

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revile (rɪˈvaɪl)
 
vb
to use abusive or scornful language against (someone or something)
 
[C14: from Old French reviler, from re- + vilvile]
 
re'vilement
 
n
 
re'viler
 
n

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revile
c.1300, from O.Fr. reviler "consider vile, despise," from re-, intensive prefix, + vil (see vile).
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