vituperative

American  

[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-] / vaɪˈtu pər ə tɪv, -pəˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-, vɪ- /

adjective

1. characterized by or of the nature of vituperation.

   vituperative remarks.

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Other Word Forms

• nonvituperative adjective
• nonvituperatively adverb
• unvituperative adjective
• unvituperatively adverb
• unvituperativeness noun
• vituperatively adverb

Etymology

Origin of vituperative

First recorded in 1720–30; vituperate + -ive

Example Sentences

Cooper had a more adventurous career than his vituperative “château years” might suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Always a complex figure, he was prone to vituperative outbursts and threats that were quickly forgotten or contradicted, as happened on Saturday.

From New York Times

It led to a vituperative Senate Judiciary hearing at which senators from both parties called Ticketmaster and its corporate parent, Live Nation Entertainment, a monopoly.

From New York Times

Perhaps it’s Perry’s willingness to stick up for himself, and by extension his clients — guilty or not, they’re the victims of vituperative racism among the city’s chattering class — that revs her engine.

From New York Times

His asking price for reimbursement in January went up after a vituperative letter in October to the university.

From Washington Post