vituperative

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

adjective

1. characterized by or of the nature of vituperation:

   vituperative remarks.

Other Words From

• 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
• unvi·tuper·ative·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vituperative¹

First recorded in 1720–30; vituperate + -ive

Example Sentences

When Putin finally gave vent to his grievances in public in a vituperative speech at a security conference in Munich in February 2007, American officials were stunned.

From Time

The best entrepreneurs know that — even at its most vituperative — critical feedback is the necessary ingredient to startup success.

From TechCrunch

By now there are many hundreds of these tweets, varying from vehement to vituperative, from accusatory to abusive.

From The Daily Beast

The blogs and listservs have lit up with angry, vituperative comments and threats.

From The Daily Beast

There would seem to have been no actual counterpart in these languages to the vituperative swearing of modern days.

From Project Gutenberg

She scowled and would have become vituperative, but Raston moved the hand which held the envelope significantly.

From Project Gutenberg

Though naturally of a mild disposition, his controversies unfortunately assumed the harsh and vituperative tone of the period.

From Project Gutenberg

In the second place, he enjoyed Manuel's vituperative remarks about cutting the liver out of the "boss."

From Project Gutenberg

When he ceased to be witty, sarcastic, or vituperative, he became turgid.

From Project Gutenberg