vituperative
adjective
vi·tu·per·a·tive
vī-ˈtü-p(ə-)rə-tiv 
-pə-ˌrā-
: uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
vituperatively
adverb
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the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations
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On Wednesday, the President faced a barrage of ominous developments that might have fazed another leader—a worrisome jobs report, losses in federal court related to four of his signature policies, an increasingly vituperative public breakup with Elon Musk.
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Even before Trump took office, many scientists were reluctant to engage with the topic, for fear of being drawn into what has been a very public and vituperative debate.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
And so, amid the noise and smoke of the culture wars, Cobb’s quaintly reactionary act intersected with vituperative Trumpian revanchism, and Cobb became a conservative TV personality.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Even before Trump took office, many scientists were reluctant to engage with the topic, for fear of being drawn into what has been a very public and vituperative debate.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 May 2025
And so, amid the noise and smoke of the culture wars, Cobb’s quaintly reactionary act intersected with vituperative Trumpian revanchism, and Cobb became a conservative TV personality.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Unlike Rhoades, a vituperative colossus, however, Williams brings a steely determination and a Joe Friday, just-the-facts mien to his lawyering in the court of public opinion.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Vituperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vituperative. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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