vituperative
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pər adjective
characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
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vituperation (vɪˌtjuːpəˈreɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | abusive language or venomous censure |
| 2. | the act of vituperating |
| vituperative | |
| —adj | |
| vi'tuperatively | |
| —adv | |
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Vituperative
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
The brief accompanying the motion is noteworthy for its vituperative and uncivil language.
It was her last vituperative attempt, and perhaps for that reason was invested with a certain degree of sublimity.
Instead he delivers vituperative attacks on those who, in defending themselves, expose him.
Vituperative rhetoric and hardball politics are hardly new.
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