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English Dictionary: vileness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vileness
n
  1. the quality of being wicked [syn: nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness]
  2. the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us"
    Synonym(s): loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vile \Vile\, a. [Comp. {Viler}; superl. {Vilest}.] [OE. vil, F.
      vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]
      1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
  
                     A poor man in vile raiment.               --James ii. 2.
  
                     The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or
                     of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more
                     vile than the science of physic.         --Ridley.
  
                     The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.
                                                                              --Abp. Abbot.
  
      2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the
            sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. [bd]Such vile
            base practices.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job
                                                                              xl. 4.
  
      Syn: See {Base}. -- {Vile"ly}, adv. -- {Vile"ness}, n.
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