vilifying

vilifying
index calumnious, libelous, pejorative

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  • Vilifying — Vilify Vil i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vilified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vilifying}.] [L. vilis vile + fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] [1913 Webster] When themselves they… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vilifying — Synonyms and related words: abusive, back biting, backbiting, belittling, bitchy, blackening, blameful, calumniatory, calumnious, catty, censorious, condemnatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damnatory, defamatory, denunciatory, deprecative,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • vilifying — vil·i·fy || vɪlɪfaɪ v. slander, defame …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vilification — noun Date: 1630 1. the act of vilifying ; abuse 2. an instance of vilifying ; a defamatory utterance …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Execrative — Ex e*cra*tive, a. Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying. Carlyle. {Ex e*cra*tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Execratively — Execrative Ex e*cra*tive, a. Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying. Carlyle. {Ex e*cra*tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vilification — Vil i*fi*ca tion, n. The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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