corpus vile

/ Latin (ˈkɔːpəs ˈvaɪlɪ) /

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noun plural corpora vilia (ˈkɔːpərə ˈvɪlɪə)

a person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment

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Word Origin for corpus vile

literally: worthless body

Words nearby corpus vile

Corpus Juris Civilis, corpus luteum, corpus luteum hormone, corpus spongiosum, corpus striatum, corpus vile, corr., corrade, corral, corrasion, correa

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How to use corpus vile in a sentence

Her first celebrity beef began when Snoop Dogg started Instagramming some pretty vile things about her, seemingly unprovoked.
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The sex workers I spoke with rightly call it “vile,” “gross,” “terrifying,” and “exploitative.”
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show|Samantha Allen|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are now in essence a sisterhood joined together by a vile incident.
Here’s What She’d Tell Bill Cosby Today|Dean Obeidallah|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Daniel Webster, a great opponent of slavery, supported the vile Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act and all.
Election Day Is Scarier Than Halloween|P. J. O’Rourke|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the case of these vile perpetrators, it is probably all of the above.
The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings|Charlotte Lytton|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
It is a vile world because it is an under-educated world, unreasonable, suspicious, base and ferocious.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Our procession was, however, a more solemn one on the day of Corpus Christi when we carried about the blessed Sacrament.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
English act of habeas corpus passed; the act suspending it was repealed, probably forever, 1818.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
While he grieved over the loss of our little one, you conceived a vile plot to 'get even,' Oh, you—liar!
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux