vile
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| 1. | wretchedly bad: a vile humor. |
| 2. | highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable: vile slander. |
| 3. | repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings: a vile odor. |
| 4. | morally debased, depraved, or despicable: vile deeds. |
| 5. | foul; filthy: vile language. |
| 6. | poor; wretched: vile workmanship. |
| 7. | of mean or low condition: a vile beggar. |
| 8. | menial; lowly: vile tasks. |
| 9. | degraded; ignominious: vile servitude. |
| 10. | of little value or account; paltry: a vile recompense. |
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME vil < OF < L vīlis of little worth, base, cheap
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vilely, adverb
vileness, noun
—Synonyms 1. See mean2. 3. repellent. 4. vicious, evil, iniquitous. 5. vulgar, obscene. 9, 10. contemptible. 10. trivial, trifling.
—Antonyms 1. good. 4. elevated.
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adj. vil·er, vil·est
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīlis, cheap, worthless; see wes-3 in Indo-European roots.] vile'ly adv., vile'ness n. |
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vile
c.1225 (implied in vilety), from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vile, from L. vilis "cheap, worthless, base, common," of unknown origin.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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adjective | |
| 1. | morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar" [syn: despicable] |
| 2. | causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: nauseating] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
vile [vail] adjective
horrible; wicked; disgusting
Example: That was a vile thing to say!; The food tasted vile.
Example: That was a vile thing to say!; The food tasted vile.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Vile
A*vile"\, v. t. [OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil vile. See Vile.] To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [Obs.] Want makes us know the price of what we avile. --B. Jonson.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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