vituperous
English edit
Etymology edit
From French vitupéreux, from Late Latin vituperosus, from Latin vituperare (“to blame, censure”), from vitium (“fault, defect”) + parare (“to furnish, provide, contrive”).
Adjective edit
vituperous (comparative more vituperous, superlative most vituperous)
- (rare) Vituperative.
- (rare) Worthy of blame.
Quotations edit
- 1682, A. Marsh, The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple:
- Yet howsoever though this is true, nevertheless I must furnish the delicate stomackt Ladies with some sort of weapons, that they may be in a posture of defending themselves against their vituperous enemies.
- 1905, Charles Klein, chapter III, in The Lion and The Mouse:
- (...) their drivers vociferating torrents of vituperous abuse on every man, woman or beast unfortunate enough to get in their way.
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- vituperable
- vituperant
- vituperate
- vituperation
- vituperative
- vituperatively
- vituperator
- vituperatory
- vituperously
Further reading edit
- “vituperous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.