vile
adjective
wretchedly bad.
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
All those lumps of vileness should sink to the bottom of the pan.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
You have to listen to Witold Gombrowicz, who praised the grimy immaturity of Buenos Aires — the vileness of the slums — over the brightly lit, pseudo-European boulevards.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2017
Thus rise, O Muse, O rise, a milk-white queen, Out of the midst of vileness rise serene.
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
