vile

[ vahyl ]

/ vaɪl /

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adjective, vil·er, vil·est.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR vile

3 repellent.

4 vicious, evil, iniquitous.

5 vulgar, obscene.

9, 10 contemptible.

10 trivial, trifling.

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OPPOSITES FOR vile

1 good.

4 elevated.

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Origin of vile

1250–1300; Middle English vil, from Old French, from Latin vīlis “of little worth, base, cheap”

synonym study for vile

1. See mean².

OTHER WORDS FROM vile

vilely, adverbvileness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vile

vial, vile , viol

How to use vile in a sentence

You guys should just read some of the vile comments hurled at me on a daily basis.
Country star Morgan Wallen suspended by record label, dropped by hundreds of radio stations after using racial slur|Emily Yahr|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
She was living in a mental world where vile, shameful things are a parent’s boast.
Trumpism is American fascism|Michael Gerson|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
These attacks are vile, as well as un-American and un-Republican.
I’m a trans Republican and I oppose transphobic attacks on Ortiz Jones|Jennifer Williams|November 2, 2020|Washington Blade
After all, no user wants to be bombarded with vile language.
Why teaching A.I. to read is a lifelong endeavor|jonathanvanian2015|October 27, 2020|Fortune

Roman vileness and baseness disgusted Augustine even more than Punic insubordination.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8|Various
How quickly the man tears open those eyes that would so willingly be closed to his vileness!
Six Women|Victoria Cross
Give your consent, my dear; and the horrid villain shall be repaid with broken bones, at least, for all his vileness!
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
Whereupon he proceeded to make them a speech that for vileness exceeded aught I have ever heard before or since.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
But I do not care, even in this wilderness you've brought us to in that big English ship, to hear such vileness spoke out boldly.
Blind Man's Lantern|Allen Kim Lang

British Dictionary definitions for vile

vile

/ (vaɪl) /

adjective

abominably wicked; shameful or evilthe vile development of slavery appalled them

morally despicable; ignoblevile accusations

disgusting to the senses or emotions; foula vile smell; vile epithets

tending to humiliate or degradeonly slaves would perform such vile tasks

unpleasant or badvile weather

paltrya vile reward

Derived forms of vile

vilely, adverbvileness, noun

Word Origin for vile

C13: from Old French vil, from Latin vīlis cheap

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