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adjective

Vile adj. (compar. viler; superl. vilest)

Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable. "A poor man in vile raiment." "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." "The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing."

Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. "Such vile base practices." "Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee?"

Synonyms: See Base.

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"Vile" Quotes from Famous Books

... touch her," replied Delecresse, scornfully, "even with the tongs he took to my cap. I would not touch one of the vile insects for ...

— Earl Hubert's Daughter - The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century • Emily Sarah Holt

... in conversation with soldiers. Tommy may hold his own opinions on that point, but he resents hearing them expressed for him through a pro-Boer mouthpiece, and this man may consider himself lucky to escape summary chastisement as a preliminary to the durance vile which is intended to be a wholesome warning for others of ...

— Four Months Besieged - The Story of Ladysmith • H. H. S. Pearse

... Words: And if he obstinately persists in the same Childish fondness for his Style, I shall be obliged to shew in how small a Compass the whole Substance of what he says, may be contained. All this vile Drudgery will I submit to for his sake, &c. But so little likelihood there is of his mending his Style by reading Tacitus, that he defies him and charges him with the Corruption of the Roman Tongue, by saying that in Two or Three Words, about which such a Genius as he is might have employ'd ...

— Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley (1712) and The British Academy (1712) • John Oldmixon

... not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel; and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool; are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?" If ye have respect ...

— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society

... The vile creature was absolutely incapable of replying, for her breath was nearly exhausted by the rapidity of the motion, and Eliza continued entreating her to stop, and struggled violently to ...

— Forgotten Tales of Long Ago • E. V. Lucas

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