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invective [ɪnˈvɛktɪv] n vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind adj
characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm, etc. [from Late Latin invectīvus reproachful, scolding, from Latin invectus carried in; see inveigh] invectively adv invectiveness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
invective noun abuse, censure, tirade, reproach, berating, denunciation, diatribe, vilification, tongue-lashing, billingsgate, vituperation, castigation, obloquy, contumely, philippic(s), revilement A woman had hurled racist invective at the family. Translations invective [ɪnˈvektɪv] N (= accusation) → invectiva f; (= abuse) → improperios mpl, palabras fpl fuertes invective n → Beschimpfungen pl (→ against +gen), → Schmähungen pl (geh) → (against gegen), Invektiven pl (liter) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mrs Deborah approved all these sentiments, and the dialogue concluded with a general and bitter invective against beauty, and with many compassionate considerations for all honest plain girls who are deluded by the wicked arts of deceitful men. Polyglot, of unknown parentage, of indefinite nationality, anarchist, with a pedantic and ferocious temperament, and an amazingly inflammatory capacity for invective, he was a power in the background, this violent pamphleteer clamouring for revolutionary justice, this Julius Laspara, editor of the to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective. |
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