1
a
: morally despicable or abhorrent
nothing is so vile as intellectual dishonesty
b
: physically repulsive : foul
a vile slum
3
: tending to degrade
vile employments
4
: disgustingly or utterly bad : obnoxious, contemptible
vile weather
had a vile temper
vileness
noun
Examples of vile in a Sentence
a vile and cowardly act
What is that vile odor?
His comments were positively vile.
She has a vile temper.
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Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
Fans, some of them little kids parroting what their parents were saying, called him vile names.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
As previously reported by PEOPLE, alongside receiving vile and sexist messages after her phone number was posted online, the freshman was forced to relocate to emergency housing and switch to online classes to avoid vulgar in-person comments and people taking photographs of her.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
McCarthy handles these turns well, especially when other cisgender heterosexual boys try to enact the same plan with more vile intentions.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Vile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vile. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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vile
adjective1
a
: morally bad
vile deeds
b
: physically ugly
vile living quarters
2
: of little worth
3
: very or completely bad
a vile temper
vile weather
vileness
noun
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