vituperative

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Formed from Latin vituperātiō (“‘a blaming, censuring’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /vɪˈtjuːprətɪv/, /vaɪˈtjuːprətɪv/
• (US) IPA: /vɪˈtuːpɚətɪv/, /vaɪˈtuːpɚətɪv/
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[edit] Adjective

vituperative (comparative more vituperative, superlative most vituperative)

1. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing

[edit] Quotations

• 1598: Ben Jonson, Every Man in His Humour

  Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities.

• 2009" [Jeffrey St. Clair], [www.counterpunch.org]

  The injunction also became a pretext for yet another round of Vituperative cant from Idaho's reactionary congressional delegation against provoking folks like hippie Roselle.

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[edit] Synonyms

• (marked by harsh verbal abuse): abusive, censorious, invective, ranting, scolding

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[edit] References

• vituperative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913