vituperative

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vituperative

/vɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv/ UK
/vaɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv/ UK
/vɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv/ UK
/vaɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv/ UK
/vəˈtuːpɚətɪv/ US
/vaɪˈtuːpɚətɪv/ US

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

adjective more vituperative · most vituperative

Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing. Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults.
Similar: vituperating, abusive, censorious, invective, ranting, scolding

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adj marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing

Deutsch	schmähend, tadelnd, scharfzüngig
Русский	оскорби́тельный oskorbítelʹnyj, бранный brannyj

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@misc{vituperative_2026,
  title = {vituperative},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vituperative},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}