VILE

despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched

(adjective) morally reprehensible; “would do something as despicable as murder”; “ugly crimes”; “the vile development of slavery appalled them”; “a slimy little liar”

nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vile (comparative viler or more vile, superlative vilest or most vile)

Morally low; base; despicable.

Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.

Synonyms

• (morally low): base, despicable, mean, ignoble

Anagrams

• Levi, Viel, evil, live, veil, vlei

Source: Wiktionary


Vile, a. [Comp. Viler; superl. Vilest.] Etym: [OE. vil, F. vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]

1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable. A poor man in vile raiment. James ii. 2. The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more vile than the science of physic. Ridley. The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing. Abp. Abbot.

2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. "Such vile base practices." Shak. Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee Job xl. 4.

Syn.

– See Base.

– Vile"ly, adv.

– Vile"ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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