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Thesaurus: vile

Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

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  1. superl. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
  2. superl. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.
  3. adj. morally reprehensible
  4. adj. causing or able to cause nausea
  5. 1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable. A poor man in vile raiment. James ii. 2. The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more vile than the science of physic. Ridley. The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing. Abp. Abbot. 2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. "Such vile base practices." Shak. Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee Job xl. 4. Syn. -- See Base. -- Vile"ly, adv. -- Vile"ness, n.
  6. j:100 s morally reprehensible s causing or able to cause nausea