vile

[vile]

Surely only an evil person could be so vile as to have made you so angry. Vile is something or someone so morally wrong or offensive as to be thoroughly disgusting.

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Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

Adjective S.
thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we''re having"

Adjective S.
morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"

Adjective S.
causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"


superl.
Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

superl.
Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.


Vile

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.
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.
The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.
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 ?
Syn. -- See Base. -- Vile"ly, adv. -- Vile"ness, n.

Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

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Usage Examples

I fear God never showed mercy to one so vile as I.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.

For I can raise no money by vile means.

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