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Meaning of 'vile' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vile [ superl.]
- Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
- Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.

Meaning of 'vile' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vile [ s]
Meaning (1):
- causing or able to cause nausea
Example in sentence:
  • a nauseating smell;
  • a sickening stench;
  • nauseous offal
Meaning (2):
- morally reprehensible
Example in sentence:
  • a slimy little liar;
  • the vile development of slavery appalled them;
  • ugly crimes;
  • would do something as despicable as murder

Nearby Words:

vilany vilayet vild viled vileyns vilification vilified vilifier vilify vilifying

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