invective
Characterized by invection or railingCharacterized by invection or railing.
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» Her so-called essay was actually an invective against the entire academy.
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1 sensesCharacterized by invection or railing.
Tom's speeches became diatribes — each more invective than the last.
Examples
4 sentencesHer so-called essay was actually an invective against the entire academy.
The argument became so heated that it ended in an exchange of invectives.
Anyone who has no more ideas to convey may be tempted to resort to invective.
The president, however, has been arguing otherwise and hurling his “fake news” invective at media pointing out the discrepancy.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle French invective, from Medieval Latin invectiva (“abusive speech”), from LatinFrom Middle French invective, from Medieval Latin invectiva (“abusive speech”), from Latin invectīvus, from invectus, perfect passive participle of invehō (“bring in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). See vehicle, and compare with inveigh.
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Forms
more invective, most invective| Comparative | more invective Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most invective Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.