vile

One entry found for vile.

Main Entry: vile
Pronunciation: 'vI(-&)l
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): vil·er /'vI-l&r/; vil·est /-l&st/
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vil, from Latin vilis
1 a : morally despicable or abhorrent <nothing is so vile as intellectual dishonesty> b : physically repulsive : FOUL <a vile slum>
2 : of little worth or account : COMMON; also : MEAN
3 : tending to degrade <vile employments>
4 : disgustingly or utterly bad : OBNOXIOUS, CONTEMPTIBLE <vile weather> <had a vile temper>
synonym see BASE
- vile·ly /'vI(-&)l-lE/ adverb
- vile·ness noun