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
Examples of vituperative in a Sentence
the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations
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Juxtaposed with these vituperative remarks are, naturally, shots of Trump seemingly falling asleep while on camera.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
From his pulpit, Wicks rains down selectively vituperative fire and brimstone, with an eye toward provoking walkouts from unsuspecting visitors—say, a gay couple or a single mom.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Even the company’s most vituperative detractors acknowledge its engineering genius and applaud its success in driving down launch expenses (unlike many defense contractors, SpaceX largely eats the cost of its failures).
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
From his pulpit, Wicks rains down selectively vituperative fire and brimstone, with an eye toward provoking walkouts from unsuspecting visitors—say, a gay couple or a single mom.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
In the years intervening, the poem has remained a lodestar, a contravening presence when, in present day America’s vituperative political landscape, the humanities disciplines and higher education itself has been forced to invoke and defend its own authority.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Even the company’s most vituperative detractors acknowledge its engineering genius and applaud its success in driving down launch expenses (unlike many defense contractors, SpaceX largely eats the cost of its failures).
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vituperative
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“Vituperative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vituperative. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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