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

Hess concludes, “the vilest [online] communications are still disproportionately lobbed at women.”
Will the Internet Ever Be Safe for Women?|Samantha Allen|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
These are certainly the vilest cigars made anywhere in the world, and are sold from one to five cents each.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It was then the badge of infamy and sign of shame—the punishment of the basest of slaves and the vilest of malefactors.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

Vilest of all the dealers were the lnns, who kept and sold slaves for immoral purposes only.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
During the day they compel us to do the vilest work of the cloister, and at night they shut us up in this unclean den.'
Rule of the Monk|Giuseppe Garibaldi

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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