vituperative

vi·tu·per·a·tive

V0130500 (vī-to͞o′pər-ə-tĭv, -tyo͞o′-, -pə-rā′-, vĭ-)adj. Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.

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vi·tu′per·a·tive·ly adv.vi·tu′per·a·tive·ness n.

vi•tu•per•a•tive

(vaɪˈtu pər ə tɪv, -pəˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈtyu-, vɪ-)

adj. given to, characterized by, or of the nature of vituperation. [1720–30] vi•tu′per•a•tive•ly, adv.

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Adj.

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vituperative - marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"scathingcritical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"

vituperative

adjective abusive, vitriolic, virulent, insulting, harsh, withering, malign, belittling, sardonic, derogatory, scurrilous, defamatory, censorious, opprobrious, denunciatory, calumniatory one of journalism's most vituperative critics

vituperative

adjectiveOf, relating to, or characterized by verbal abuse:abusive, contumelious, invective, opprobrious, scurrilous.

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