Meaning

2 senses
  1. Morally low; base; despicable.

    vile accusation

    vile man

    morally reprehensible

  2. Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid; disgusting.

    I glimpsed a vile squid-like creature in the depths.

    The medicine had a vile taste and smell.

Examples

35 sentences
  1. That was a vile thing to do.

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  2. Tom has a vile temper.

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  3. What is that vile odor?

  4. Tom is vile.

  5. What a vile smell!

Origin

From Middle English vile, vyle, vyl, from Anglo-Norman ville, Old French vil, vile, from L

From Middle English vile, vyle, vyl, from Anglo-Norman ville, Old French vil, vile, from Latin vīlis.

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Forms

viler/more vile, vilest/most vile
Comparativeviler / more vile Lesson
Superlativevilest / most vile Lesson

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Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvileness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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