Definition of vile

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vile    (vl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
vil·er, vil·est

1. Loathsome; disgusting: vile language.
2. Unpleasant or objectionable: vile weather. See Synonyms at offensive.
3. 1. Contemptibly low in worth or account; second-rate.
   2. Of mean or low condition.
4. Miserably poor and degrading; wretched: a vile existence.
5. Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked: a vile conspiracy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vlis, cheap, worthless; see wes-³ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
vilely(Adverb), vileness(Noun)