vituperative

[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-]

adjective

1. characterized by or of the nature of vituperation.

   vituperative remarks.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vituperative¹

First recorded in 1720–30; vituperate + -ive

Example Sentences

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

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But beneath the vituperative political debate—and despite the condemnations from the progressive “international community”—lies deep social solidarity.

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It refers to a condition in which people become increasingly unable to regulate the expression of their impulses and urges, and this year it very obviously applied to Trump’s increasingly surreal, vituperative, and lurid rhetoric.

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In his book he reproduced vituperative emails, including one that called him “a living Mengele.”

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His vituperative ad hominem rants against Trump are well known.

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