vile

Meaning

  1. Morally low; base; despicable.
  2. Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vaɪ(ə)l/
Etymology

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

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