vituperous

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adjective

Vituperative.

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vituperative
OriginFrench vitupéreux ← Late Latin vituperosus ← Latin vituperāre →
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Meanings

adjectivevituperous (comparative more vituperous, superlative most vituperous)

comparative more vituperous · superlative most vituperous

  1. rareVituperative.
  2. rareWorthy of blame.

Synonyms & antonyms

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vituperative

Origin

  1. Latinvituperāre“to blame, censure”
  2. Late Latinvituperosus
  3. Frenchvitupéreux
  4. Englishvituperous

From French vitupéreux, from Late Latin vituperosus, from Latin vituperāre (“to blame, censure”), from vitium (“fault, defect”) + parāre (“to furnish, provide, contrive”).

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APA

vituperous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vituperous

MLA

“vituperous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vituperous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vituperous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vituperous.

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