vituperativeadj.

Brit.

/vʌɪˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv/,

/vᵻˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv/,

/vʌɪˈtʃuːp(ə)rətɪv/,

/vᵻˈtʃuːp(ə)rətɪv/, U.S.

/vəˈt(j)upəˌreɪdɪv/,

/vaɪˈt(j)upəˌreɪdɪv/,

/vaɪˈt(j)up(ə)rədɪv/,

/vəˈt(j)up(ə)rədɪv/

Etymology: < Latin type *vituperātīvus , < vituperāt- , participial stem of vituperāre , or directly < vituperate v. + -ive suffix. Compare obsolete French vituperativement, adverb (Godefroy), Italian vituperativo.

a. Of words, language, etc.: Containing, conveying, or expressing strong depreciation; violently abusive or fault-finding; contumelious, opprobrious. Also, of or pertaining to vituperation.Frequently in the 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > abusive

chidingc1175

invective1430

villainous1470

reproachful1531

reviling1534

oblatranta1538

vituperatory1586

vituperous1588

maledicent1599

vituperious1604

abuseful1612

virulent1631

camping1642

Thersitical1650

wording1682

vituperative1727

vituperatious1797

slangwhanging1809

sharp-tongued1837

vituperant1864

campling1881

Thersitean1908

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adjective]

opprobriousc1410

invective1430

railinga1470

shameful?a1513

convicious1530

reviling1534

inveighing1568

abusing1586

vituperatory1586

vituperous1588

vituperious1604

abusive1608

invectory1608

conviciatory1611

abuseful1612

conviciating1628

vituperative1727

vituperatious1797

slangwhanging1809

opprobratory1833

1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 74 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. The Vituperative Partition will as easily be replenish'd with a most choice Collection [of arguments].

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xix. 128 Tristram!—Melancholy dissyllable of sound! which, to his ears, was unison to Nicompoop, and every name vituperative under heaven.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. i. 12 In utter despair at this vituperative epithet.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 129 His eloquence becoming more and more licentious and vituperative.

1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty ii. 98 It is far more important to restrain this employment of vituperative language than the other.

b. Const. of (a person). rare.

ΚΠ

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. viii. 220 Had I..heard by report that a question vituperative of my Prince had been asked by the King of France, I had..instantly mounted, and returned.

2. Characterized or accompanied by vituperation or abuse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > abusive > characterized or accompanied by abuse

vituperative1754

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adjective] > characterized by or of nature of

philippicc1550

vituperative1754

1754 Ld. Chesterfield in World No. 101. ⁋3 The torrents of their [sc. female] eloquence, especially in the vituperative way, stun all opposition.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby I. ii. i. 141 The indignant, soon to become vituperative, secession of a considerable section of the cabinet.

1871 ‘Holme Lee’ Miss Barrington I. ix. 129 When they have been most in fault themselves, they are most prone to shower a general vituperative blame and condemnation on the other side.

3. Of persons: Given to vituperation; employing or uttering abusive language.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > abusive > of persons

vituperative1819

1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 90 A Whig is a vituperative animal.

1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. v. 213 Quietly hearing all manner of vituperative Able Editors speak.

1904 H. Paul Hist. Mod. Eng. I. xii. 208 The violent and vituperative champion of the Protestant religion.

Derivatives

viˈtuperatively adv. in a vituperative manner; with vituperation or abuse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > [adverb] > in an abusive manner

reproachfully1541

revilingly1548

contumeliously1632

vituperatively1831

vituperously1892

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adverb]

foullyc1400

opprobriouslya1513

revilingly1548

invectivelyc1550

railingly1552

abusively?1593

vituperiously1632

opprobrious1716

vituperatively1831

abusefully1914

1831 T. Carlyle Let. 12 July in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1976) V. 303 The critical republic will cackle vituperatively or perhaps maintain total silence.

1852 Fraser's Mag. 46 456 [He] continues his vituperatively shrill demands.

1884 J. Parker Apostolic Life III. 115 They would not speak their mother tongue if they did not speak vituperatively.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vituperative
释义	vituperativeadj. Brit. /vʌɪˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv/, /vᵻˈtjuːp(ə)rətɪv/, /vʌɪˈtʃuːp(ə)rətɪv/, /vᵻˈtʃuːp(ə)rətɪv/, U.S. /vəˈt(j)upəˌreɪdɪv/, /vaɪˈt(j)upəˌreɪdɪv/, /vaɪˈt(j)up(ə)rədɪv/, /vəˈt(j)up(ə)rədɪv/ Etymology: < Latin type vituperātīvus , < vituperāt-* , participial stem of vituperāre , or directly < vituperate v. + -ive suffix. Compare obsolete French vituperativement, adverb (Godefroy), Italian vituperativo. 1. a. Of words, language, etc.: Containing, conveying, or expressing strong depreciation; violently abusive or fault-finding; contumelious, opprobrious. Also, of or pertaining to vituperation.Frequently in the 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > abusive chidingc1175 invective1430 villainous1470 reproachful1531 reviling1534 oblatranta1538 vituperatory1586 vituperous1588 maledicent1599 vituperious1604 abuseful1612 virulent1631 camping1642 Thersitical1650 wording1682 vituperative1727 vituperatious1797 slangwhanging1809 sharp-tongued1837 vituperant1864 campling1881 Thersitean1908 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adjective] opprobriousc1410 invective1430 railinga1470 shameful?a1513 convicious1530 reviling1534 inveighing1568 abusing1586 vituperatory1586 vituperous1588 vituperious1604 abusive1608 invectory1608 conviciatory1611 abuseful1612 conviciating1628 vituperative1727 vituperatious1797 slangwhanging1809 opprobratory1833 1727 A. Pope et al. Περι Βαθους: Art of Sinking 74 in J. Swift et al. Misc.: Last Vol. The Vituperative Partition will as easily be replenish'd with a most choice Collection [of arguments]. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy I. xix. 128 Tristram!—Melancholy dissyllable of sound! which, to his ears, was unison to Nicompoop, and every name vituperative under heaven. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. i. 12 In utter despair at this vituperative epithet. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xii. 129 His eloquence becoming more and more licentious and vituperative. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty ii. 98 It is far more important to restrain this employment of vituperative language than the other. b. Const. of (a person). rare. ΚΠ 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. viii. 220 Had I..heard by report that a question vituperative of my Prince had been asked by the King of France, I had..instantly mounted, and returned. 2. Characterized or accompanied by vituperation or abuse. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > abusive > characterized or accompanied by abuse vituperative1754 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adjective] > characterized by or of nature of philippicc1550 vituperative1754 1754 Ld. Chesterfield in World No. 101. ⁋3 The torrents of their [sc. female] eloquence, especially in the vituperative way, stun all opposition. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby I. ii. i. 141 The indignant, soon to become vituperative, secession of a considerable section of the cabinet. 1871 ‘Holme Lee’ Miss Barrington I. ix. 129 When they have been most in fault themselves, they are most prone to shower a general vituperative blame and condemnation on the other side. 3. Of persons: Given to vituperation; employing or uttering abusive language. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adjective] > abusive > of persons vituperative1819 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 90 A Whig is a vituperative animal. 1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present iii. v. 213 Quietly hearing all manner of vituperative Able Editors speak. 1904 H. Paul Hist. Mod. Eng. I. xii. 208 The violent and vituperative champion of the Protestant religion. Derivatives viˈtuperatively adv. in a vituperative manner; with vituperation or abuse. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > [adverb] > in an abusive manner reproachfully1541 revilingly1548 contumeliously1632 vituperatively1831 vituperously1892 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > invective or abuse > [adverb] foullyc1400 opprobriouslya1513 revilingly1548 invectivelyc1550 railingly1552 abusively?1593 vituperiously1632 opprobrious1716 vituperatively1831 abusefully1914 1831 T. Carlyle Let. 12 July in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1976) V. 303 The critical republic will cackle vituperatively or perhaps maintain total silence. 1852 Fraser's Mag. 46 456 [He] continues his vituperatively shrill demands. 1884 J. Parker Apostolic Life III. 115 They would not speak their mother tongue if they did not speak vituperatively. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1727
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