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ADJECTIVE:
vil·er , vil·est
  1. Loathsome; disgusting: vile language.
  2. Unpleasant or objectionable: vile weather. See Synonyms at offensive.
    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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vlis, cheap, worthless; see wes- 3 in Indo-European roots

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


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