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Meanings of vile in English

Causing or able to cause nausea.

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Morally reprehensible.

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Usage of vile in English
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We condemn vile personal smears of this nature, the Liberal Party said.
News.com.au
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He said: This is scaremongering in its most extreme and vile form.
The Guardian
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Recordings also captured Mr Somyurek using vile language against colleagues and staff.
News.com.au
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They encountered vile weather and tempest-tossed seas off the South American coast.
Wired
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Perhaps the vilest of the vile once were ministers of the Gospel.
Broken Bread, from an Evangelist's Wallet
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No one would ever want to remember they thought things that vile.
The Guardian
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She was vile; aye, but not in my sight till too late.
Under Two Flags
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The countryman sees nothing but the vile and sordid side of it.
What Prohibition Has Done to America
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I have lived among vile people; and I am vile like them.
The Evil Genius: A Domestic Story
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A Lib Dem spokesman said: Cyril Smith's acts were vile and repugnant.
The Guardian
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I abhor myself; a toad is not so vile as I am.
The Riches of Bunyan: Selected from His Works
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And this mischief was the vile jealousy betwixt red and yellow uniform.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
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And all the time I am the victim of a vile conspiracy-
The Crimson Blind
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I was like the serpent in Eden, though without his vile intentions.
Frank Mildmay; Or, The Naval Officer
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It was a vile pseudo sentiment-theoffspring or the forerunner of evil.
Villette
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Edmund Rigby heard the vile rapturous imploring chorus of the souls beginning.
The Reality Dysfunction
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