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
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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