vile

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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/

Adjective

vile (comparative viler, superlative vilest)

1. Morally low; base; despicable.

   vile accusation

   vile man

2. 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

Synonyms

• (morally low) base, despicable, mean, ignoble, inappropriate

Translations

• French: vil
• German: abscheulich, gemein, schnöde
• Italian: abietto, basso, ignobile
• Portuguese: vil
• Russian: гну́сный
• Spanish: vil

Translations

• Portuguese: vil, torpe, abjeto (Portugal), abjecto (Brazil)

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