- vituperatory
- adjective Date: 1586 vituperative
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vituperatory
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vituperatory — vi·tu·per·a·to·ry … English syllables
vituperatory — p(ə)rəˌtō]rē, tȯ], ]ri adjective Etymology: Latin vituperatus + English ory : vituperative … Useful english dictionary
vituperous — adjective a) Vituperative. b) Worthy of blame. Syn: vituperative See Also: vituperable, vituperant, vituperate, vituperation, vituperative, vituperatively, vituperator, vituperatory … Wiktionary
vituperation — noun /vɪˌtupɚˈe(ɪ)ʃən/ Criticism or invective which is sustained and considered to be overly harsh; the act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame. See Also: vituperable, vituperant, vituperate, vituperative, vituperatively … Wiktionary
vituperate — verb a) To criticize in a harsh or abusive manner; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate. b) To use harsh or abusive wording. Syn … Wiktionary
vituperative — adjective /vɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv,vaɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv,vɪˈtuːpɹərɪv,vaɪˈtuːpɹərɪv/ marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities. Syn: abusive,… … Wiktionary
vituperator — noun One who vituperates, or censures abusively. Syn: censurer, detractor See Also: vituperable, vituperant, vituperate, vituperation, vituperative, vituperatively, vituperatory, vituperous … Wiktionary
scurrilous — [adj] foul mouthed, vulgar abusive, coarse, contumelious, defamatory, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, infamous, insulting, invective, lewd, low, nasty, obscene, offending, offensive, opprobrious, outrageous, raunchy, ribald, salacious,… … New thesaurus
vituperate — v.i.,v.t. speak bitterly, harshly or abusively (of). ♦ vituperation, ♦ vituperator, n. ♦ vituperative, ♦ vituperatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
