Definitions of vile [ɪl]

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Definition of 'vile'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) vile
wretchedly bad:
vile weather.

2.  vile
highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable:
a vile odor.

3.  vile
morally debased, depraved, or despicable.

4.  vile
menial; lowly:
vile tasks.

5.  vile
of little value or account; paltry.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME vil < OF < L vīlis of little worth, base, cheap)

Definition of 'vile'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

2. (adj) nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile
causing or able to cause nausea
"a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

Definition of 'vile'

Webster Dictionary

1. vile
low; base; worthless; mean; despicable

2. vile
morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad

Definitions of 'vile'

The Roycroft Dictionary

vile
1. Anything that serves; whatever is useful.

2. Something done or thought by some one else.

Translation of 'vile'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: horrible; wicked; disgusting That was a vile thing to say!; The food tasted vile.
Afrikaans: verskriklik	Arabic: خَسيس، فَظيع، رَديء	Bulgarian: низък
Brazilian: vil	Czech: odporný	German: scheußlich
Danish: afskyelig	Greek: φρικτός, απαίσιος	Spanish: vil, despreciable, infame
Estonian: alatu, jälk	Farsi: خبیثانه؛ ناخوشایند	Finnish: inhottava
French: abominable	Hebrew: רַע מְאוֹד	Hindi: घृणित
Croatian: strašan, odvratan	Hungarian: hitvány; gusztustalan	Indonesian: menjijikkan, kejam
Icelandic: viðbjóðslegur, andstyggil	Italian: ignobile, volgare; orribi	Japanese: 下劣な
Korean: 몹시 나쁜, 혐오감을 일으키는	Lithuanian: niekšiškas, šlykštus	Latvian: pretīgs; zemisks; nekriet
Malay: keji	Dutch: walgelijk	Norwegian: gemen, ekkel, råtten
Polish: podły	Persian: خبیثانه؛ ناخوشایند	Pashto: بې ارزښته، ټيټ: بد، بدچلن
Portuguese: horrível	Romanian: oribil	Russian: гнусный, мерзкий
Slovak: odporný, hanebný; podlý	Slovenian: ostuden	Serbian: grozan
Swedish: usel, lumpen, vidrig, hem	Thai: เลวทราม	Turkish: iğrenç, çok kötü
Taiwanese: 惡劣的，糟糕透頂的，噁心的	Ukrainian: огидний, бридкий	Urdu: خوفناک، خبيث
Vietnamese: đê tiện, kinh tởm	Chinese: 可耻的，极坏的，讨厌的
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