vile
adjective /vaɪl/
/vaɪl/
(comparative viler, superlative vilest)
- (informal) extremely unpleasant or bad synonym disgusting
- There was a vile smell coming from the locked room.
- The weather was really vile most of the time.
- He was in a vile mood.
Synonyms terribleterrible- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
- vile
- horrendous
- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty or disapproving:
- What terrible news!
- That’s a terrible thing to say!
- awful (rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty or disapproving:
- That’s an awful colour.
- The weather last summer was awful.
- horrible (rather informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:
- The coffee tasted horrible.
- dreadful (especially British English, rather informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:
- What dreadful weather!
- vile (informal) extremely bad or unpleasant:
- There was a vile smell coming from the room.
- He was in a vile mood.
- horrendous (rather informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:
- The traffic around the city was horrendous.
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/vile smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
Extra Examples- a pretty vile thing to do
- a really vile smell
- (formal) morally bad; completely unacceptable synonym wicked
- the vile practice of taking hostages
- It was a vile business from beginning to end.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin vilis ‘of low value’.