vileness
- a word derived from vile.
Example Sentences
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And it should take more effort to wrap our heads around that deed’s vileness than it probably does these days.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025
“If there is any remaining doubt out there about the urgency of telling this story in this moment in history, the vileness on display last night should put it to rest,” the statement said.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2023
White America, all Americans, must witness the vileness.
From The Guardian • Apr. 24, 2018
They are fallen angels who hold our fears and weaknesses to the light, coaxing us into accepting their vileness or granting them a measure of understanding.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2017
One longs to shake them all, and tell them to stand up like men and women, instead of cringing there like cowards, whining about their vileness.
From My Path to Atheism by Besant, Annie Wood