vituperative

adj
/vɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv/UK/vəˈtuːpɚətɪv/US

Etymology

Formed from vituperātus, perfect passive participle of Latin vituperō (“to blame, to censure”) + -ive; by surface analysis, vituperate + -ive.

Definitions

  1. Marked by harsh abuse

    Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

    • Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults.
    • […] ten times in a day calling the child of his prayers TRISTRAM!—Melancholy dissyllable of sound! which, to his ears, was unison to Nincompoop, and every name vituperative under heaven.

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