Vituperative

//vɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

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abusivecriticalabusiveacidbelittlingbiting

Example

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"This election campaign is going to be a hellish mix of vituperative venom, as nasty as a fraternity house bathroom on New Year's Eve."

Etymology

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

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