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vile  /ˈvaɪl/ ? Meaning of "vile"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) morally reprehensible
  2. (adj) causing or able to cause nausea

Synonym(s)

slimy, ugly, unworthy, worthless, wretched, loathsome

Usage(s):

  • That comment is as telling as it is vile.

Quotes

  1. Frank called the exchange "a tribute to the First Amendment that this kind of vile, contemptible nonsense is so freely propagated."
    on Aug 19, 2009 By: Barney Frank Source: United Press International

  2. Smith says "Adolf Hitler was a vile, heinous vicious killer responsible for 1 of the greatest acts of evil committed on this planet."
    on Dec 24, 2007 By: Will Smith Source: KESQ

  3. Citing the destruction of six million Jews in the Nazi Holocaust, Obama said that "threatening Israeli with destruction, or repeating vile stereotypes about Jews, is deeply wrong."
    on Jun 4, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: Free Internet Press

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