Adjective: vile (viler,vilest) vI(-u)l
- Morally reprehensible
"the vile development of slavery appalled them";
- despicable, ugly, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretched
- 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!