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Adjective: vile (viler,vilest)  vI(-u)l
  1. Morally reprehensible
    "the vile development of slavery appalled them";
    - despicable, ugly, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
     
  2. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
    "the town's vile smell was from the factory nearby";
    - disgusting, disgustful [archaic], foul, loathly [literary], loathsome, repellent, repellant, revolting, wicked, yucky [informal], gross-out [informal], loathful [archaic], yukky [informal], sickening, nauseating

Sounds like: versus, versesl, vil

Derived forms: viler, vilest

See also: abhorrent, absonant [archaic], detestable, distasteful, evil, gut-wrenching, loathsome, nauseating, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, sick, sickening, unsavory [US], unsavoury [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Vile, tu uccidi un uomo morto!