vi·tu·per·a·tive (v -t  p r--t v, -ty-, -p-r  -, v-)adj. Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure. vi·tu per·a·tive·ly adv.vi·tu per·a·tive·ness n. |
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| Adj. | 1. |  vituperative - marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" |
vituperative
adjective abusive, vitriolic, virulent, insulting, harsh, withering, malign, belittling, sardonic, derogatory, scurrilous, defamatory, censorious, opprobrious, denunciatory, calumniatory one of journalism's most vituperative critics
Translations
vituperative
adj (form) language → schmähend (geh); criticism, remark, attack, abuse → beißend; person → scharfzüngig; vituperative speech → Schmährede f
vituperative [vɪˈtjuːp/ərətɪv] adj (frm) (person) → offensivo/a; (speech) → ingiurioso/a
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