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vile

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vile  (vl)
adj. vil·er, vil·est
1. Loathsome; disgusting: vile language.
2. Unpleasant or objectionable: vile weather. See Synonyms at offensive.
3.
a. Contemptibly low in worth or account; second-rate.
b. Of mean or low condition.
4. Miserably poor and degrading; wretched: a vile existence.
5. Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked: a vile conspiracy.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vlis, cheap, worthless; see wes-3 in Indo-European roots.]

vilely adv.
vileness n.

vile [vaɪl]
adj
1. abominably wicked; shameful or evil the vile development of slavery appalled them
2. morally despicable; ignoble vile accusations
3. disgusting to the senses or emotions; foul a vile smell vile epithets
4. tending to humiliate or degrade only slaves would perform such vile tasks
5. unpleasant or bad vile weather
6. paltry a vile reward
[from Old French vil, from Latin vīlis cheap]
vilely  adv
vileness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.vilevile - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
2.vilevile - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"

vile
Translations
vile [vaɪl] ADJ
1. (= base, evil) [person, behaviour, attack, regime] → vil, infame; [language] → abominable
he was vile to herse portó de un modo infame con ella
2. (= disgusting) [conditions] → miserable, infame; [weather] → pésimo, infame; [smell, taste] → repugnante
it smelled/tasted viletenía un olor/sabor repugnante
to be in a vile moodestar de pésimo humor, estar de un humor de mil demonios
he has a vile tempertiene un genio muy violento, tiene un genio de mil demonios

vile [ˈvaɪl] adj
(= base) [action, crime] → infâme; [attack, trade] → vil(e) before n
(= very bad) [smell, taste] → abominable; [temper] → massacrant(e); [weather] → abominable
Ricky has a vile temper sometimes → Ricky est parfois d'humeur massacrante.

vile
adjabscheulich; mood, smell, habit also, regime, conditionsübel; thoughtsniedrig, gemein; languageunflätig; weather, foodscheußlich, widerlich; that was a vile thing to sayes war eine Gemeinheit, so etwas zu sagen; he was vile to his wifeer benahm sich scheußlich gegenüber seiner Frau; to be in a vile temper or moodganz übel gelaunt sein

vile [vaɪl] adj (horrible) → orrendo/a; (very bad, temper) → pessimo/a; (smell) → disgustoso/a
what a vile trick! → che scherzo meschino!
a vile habit → un vizio detestabile
vile [vaɪl] adj (horrible) → orrendo/a; (very bad, temper) → pessimo/a; (smell) → disgustoso/a
what a vile trick! → che scherzo meschino!
a vile habit → un vizio detestabile

vile
adj vile [vail]
horrible; wicked; disgusting That was a vile thing to say!; The food tasted vile. verskriklik خَسيس، فَظيع، رَديء низък odporný afskyelig scheußlich φρικτός, απαίσιος vil, despreciable, infame; asqueroso alatu, jälk خبیثانه؛ ناخوشایند inhottava abominable רַע מְאוֹד घृणित strašan, odvratan hitvány; gusztustalan menjijikkan, kejam viðbjóðslegur, andstyggilegur ignobile, volgare; orribile 下劣な 몹시 나쁜, 혐오감을 일으키는 niekšiškas, šlykštus pretīgs; zemisks; nekrietns keji walgelijk gemen, ekkel, råtten podły horrível oribil гнусный, мерзкий odporný, hanebný; podlý ostuden grozan usel, lumpen, vidrig, hemsk เลวทราม iğrenç, çok kötü 惡劣的,糟糕透頂的,噁心的 огидний, бридкий خوفناک، خبيث đê tiện, kinh tởm ,
adv vilely
verskriklik بِخِسَّه، بفَظاعَه подло ohavně afskyeligt gemein φρικτά, απαίσια vilmente, despreciablemente, infamemente; asquerosamente alatult با پست فطرتی kurjasti bassement בְּצוּרָה רַעָה מְאוֹד निकम्मेपन से strašno, odvratno hitvány módon/módra secara menjijikkan, kejam viðbjóðslega, andstyggilega orribilmente 下劣に 몹시 불쾌하게, 몸서리나게 niekšiškai pretīgi; zemiski dgn keji op een walgelijke manier gement, ekkelt, motbydelig podle horrivelmente josnic, abject гнусно, мерзко ohavne ostudno grozno uselt เลวทราม iğrenç bir şekilde 可恥地, 討厭地 огидно خباثت سے đê tiện, kinh tởm ,
n vileness
verskriklikheid خِسَّه، رَداءَه، فَظاعَه безчестие hnusnost afskyelighed die Gemeinheit φρικαλεότητα, προστυχιά vileza; repugnancia alatus بدی؛ پستی halpamaisuus bassesse שְׁפֵלוּת निकम्मापन, नीचता odvratnost hitványság, aljasság keburukan, kekejaman það að vera andstyggilegur/vondur abiezione, volgarità 下劣さ 사악, 비열함 niekšiškumas pretīgums; zemiskums kekejian walgelijkheid motbydelighet, avskyelighet podłość horror josnicie, ticăloşie гнусность, мерзость odpornosť, ohavnosť; nízkosť nizkotnost grozota uselhet ความเลวร้าย iğrençlik 可恥 огидність خباثت sự đê tiện, kinh tởm

vile وَضِيع hanebný afskyelig abscheulich πρόστυχος vil paha infect podao disgustoso 堕落した 비열한 walgelijk sjofel nikczemny desprezível подлый avskyvärd ชั่วร้าย kokuşmuş ghê tởm 卑鄙的


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How dare you make an appearance where your vile deeds are known?
So that those who permit boys to engage too earnestly in these exercises, while they do not take care to instruct them in what is necessary to do, to speak the real truth, render them mean and vile, accomplished only in one duty of a citizen, and in every other respect, as reason evinces, good for nothing.
Does it appear impossible to your vile and corrupted Palate, to exist on Love?
 
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