vile
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English vile, vyle, vyl, from Anglo-Norman ville, Old French vil, vile, from Latin vīlis.
Pronunciation- IPA: /vaɪ(ə)l/
vile (comparative viler, superlative vilest)
- Morally low; base; despicable.
- vile accusation
- vile man
- Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
- I glimpsed a vile squid-like creature in the depths.
- vile taste
- vile smell
- vile smile
- vile substance
- vile weather
- (morally low) base, despicable, mean, ignoble, inappropriate
- French: vil
- German: abscheulich, gemein, schnöde
- Italian: abietto, basso, ignobile
- Portuguese: vil
- Russian: гну́сный
- Spanish: vil
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