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)
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[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.
[edit] Synonyms
- (marked by harsh verbal abuse): abusive, censorious, invective, ranting, scolding
[edit] Translations
marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing
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[edit] References
- vituperative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913