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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use vile in a sentence
Hess concludes, “the vilest [online] communications are still disproportionately lobbed at women.”
He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThese are certainly the vilest cigars made anywhere in the world, and are sold from one to five cents each.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.It was then the badge of infamy and sign of shame—the punishment of the basest of slaves and the vilest of malefactors.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowVilest of all the dealers were the lnns, who kept and sold slaves for immoral purposes only.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
During the day they compel us to do the vilest work of the cloister, and at night they shut us up in this unclean den.'
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe Garibaldi
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse