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Vituperative

//vɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

    "Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by harshly abusive criticism wordnet

Etymology

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

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