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- pronunciation:
- vaIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
viler, vilest |
| definition 1: |
extremely bad, disgusting, or unpleasant.
The vile way she spoke to her children was appalling.You'd better leave him alone; he's in a vile mood.The thieves left the house in a vile mess.There was a vile smell coming from the apartment.- synonyms:
- disgusting, repellent, repulsive
- similar words:
- abhorrent, abominable, beastly, deplorable, disagreeable, foul, loathsome, nasty, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, revolting, sickening, unpleasant
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| definition 2: |
morally base or socially objectionable.
He left his former life behind and fell into vile habits.The townspeople considered her a vile woman and refused to speak to her.- synonyms:
- base, depraved, despicable, objectionable, opprobrious, reprehensible, sordid
- similar words:
- abominable, atrocious, bad, blameworthy, contemptible, corrupt, deplorable, evil, grubby, heinous, ignoble, immoral, iniquitous, low, miscreant, nasty, nefarious, obscene, reprobate, sinful, squalid, ugly, wicked, wretched
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| definition 3: |
wretchedly poor or degraded.
Many children die from disease in these vile living conditions.- synonyms:
- abject, degraded, poor, wretched
- similar words:
- abysmal, deplorable, destitute, disagreeable, dismal, horrid, miserable, seedy, shabby, sorry, squalid
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| definition 4: |
of little worth or significance; paltry.
He handed over the vile sum that was all the money he had.- synonyms:
- paltry
- similar words:
- insignificant, measly, nugatory, piddling, pitiful, slight, trifling, trivial
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| related words: |
base, common, dastardly, grubby, hideous, ignominious, lousy, monstrous, objectionable, obscene, outrageous, profane, rank, repellent, shameful, shameless, sordid, vicious, worthless, wretched, wrong |
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| derivation: |
vilely (adv.) |
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