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corpus vile
/ ˈkɔːpəs ˈvaɪlɪ /
noun
- a person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment
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Word History and Origins
Origin of corpus vile1
literally: worthless body
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Example Sentences
Australia is the corpus vile on which England makes her legislative experiments.
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No good book ought ever to be considered a mere corpus vile for rhetorical praxis.
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The "ugly rush" began—syndicate rivalled syndicate, and Government Government, in dividing up the corpus vile.
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She was virtually ruled out of the active management of her own affairs and became the corpus vile for rival aggressors.
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During his minority he has lain entirely at their mercy: has been their butt, their martyr, their drudge, their corpus vile.
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