vile

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective morally reprehensible
  2. adjective causing or able to cause nausea

Etymology

From Middle English vile, vyle, vyl, from Anglo-Norman ville, Old French vil, vile, from Latin vīlis.

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Synonyms

despicable, ugly, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched

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