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

1. <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

Related Words

affronting, insulting, offending, offensive, outrageous, outraging; coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, foulmouthed, gross, indecent, nasty, obscene, potty-mouthed, vulgar; contemptuous, disdainful, scornful; defamatory, libelous (or libellous), scandalous, slanderous; maligning, traducing, vilifying; hateful, malevolent, malicious, spiteful; immoderate, intemperate, unbridled, unrestrained

Near Antonyms

moderate, temperate; deferential, respectful; civil, courteous, gracious, mannerly, polite; discreet, judicious, tempered; encomiastic, laudative, laudatory, praiseful

Rhymes with VITUPERATIVE

accelerative, accumulative, administrative, alliterative, assimilative, associative, authoritative, collaborative, commemorative, communicative, cooperative, corroborative, deliberative, determinative, illuminative, investigative, multiplicative, originative, recuperative, regenerative