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- Dictionaryvile/vʌɪl/
adjective
- 1. extremely unpleasant: "he has a vile temper"
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unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable: This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped. informal. extremely unpleasant: This cheese smells vile. He's in a vile mood / temper today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously.
Vile is something or someone so morally wrong or offensive as to be thoroughly disgusting. Are you appalled by someone’s sordid, despicable, ugly and just generally awful behavior? Then it’s probably vile, too.
The meaning of VILE is morally despicable or abhorrent. How to use vile in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vile.
Oct 28, 2017 · adjective. us / vaɪl / uk / vaɪl / Add to word list. unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable: This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped. informal. extremely unpleasant: This cheese smells vile. He's in a vile mood / temper today. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie.
Synonyms for VILE: evil, immoral, unlawful, sinful, vicious, dark, wicked, bad; Antonyms of VILE: moral, good, virtuous, honorable, noble, righteous, sublime, ethical.
Vile definition: . See examples of VILE used in a sentence.
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.
vile. adjective. /vaɪl/ (comparative viler, superlative vilest) (informal) extremely unpleasant or bad synonym disgusting. There was a vile smell coming from the locked room. The weather was really vile most of the time. He was in a vile mood.
1. Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked: a vile traitor; vile accusations. 2. a. Disgusting; repulsive: vile effluent running down the city streets. b. Unpleasant or objectionable: vile weather. See Synonyms at offensive. 3. Miserably poor and degrading; wretched: a vile existence.
When referring to a person, "vile" suggests a deeply immoral, despicable, or cruel individual. It conveys a strong sense of disgust and aversion towards their actions or character. In the context of objects or substances, "vile" denotes something foul, disgusting, or revolting.
