vituperative
vi·tu·per·a·tive
adjective \vī-ˈtü-p(ə-)rə-tiv, -pə-ˌrā-\Definition of VITUPERATIVE
: uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
— vi·tu·per·a·tive·ly adverb
Examples of VITUPERATIVE
- <the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations>
First Known Use of VITUPERATIVE
1727
Related to VITUPERATIVE
- Synonyms
- contumelious, invective, opprobrious, scurrile (or scurril), scurrilous, truculent, vitriolic, abusive, vituperatory
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