Synonyms for vituperative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi- |
| Phonetic Transcription : vaɪˈtu pər ə tɪv, -pəˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-, vɪ- |
Top 10 synonyms for vituperative
Définition of vituperative
Origin :- 1727, from vituperate + -ive. Related: Vituperatively.
- adj abusive
- It is a contemptible and derisory gift for luck, like vituperative outcries.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- There was no limit, however, to the vituperative vocabulary of the Church.
- Extract from : « A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 » by Henry Charles Lea
- It is a most vituperative affair, and reeks with fire and brimstone.
- Extract from : « The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 » by Various
- For the rest, the heresiarch had a mighty flow of vituperative speech.
- Extract from : « Demos » by George Gissing
- But the Mostianer were not convinced, blinded by the vituperative eloquence of Most.
- Extract from : « Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist » by Alexander Berkman
- Like most vituperative men, Dr. Campbell is terribly thin-skinned.
- Extract from : « The London Pulpit » by J. Ewing Ritchie
- Their moral tone was offensive, vituperative, and vindictive.
- Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. » by E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
- When he ceased to be witty, sarcastic, or vituperative, he became turgid.
- Extract from : « Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 » by Evelyn Baring
- Since his inauguration, Stanton had been one of his most vituperative critics.
- Extract from : « Lincoln » by Nathaniel Wright Stephenson
- On another occasion he concluded a vituperative address by describing the defendant as "a most naufrageous ruffian."
- Extract from : « Law and Laughter » by George Alexander Morton
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