Meaning of VILE
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- [adj] (informal) thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
- [adj] morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"
- [adj] causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
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| | Synonyms: | | despicable, evil, filthy, foul, inclement, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, offensive, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, unworthy, wicked |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vile\, a. [Comp. {Viler}; superl. {Vilest}.] [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.
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