English

Adjective

vituperative ‎(comparative more vituperative, superlative most vituperative)

1. marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing
   • 1598: Ben Jonson, Every Man in His Humour

     Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities.

   • 2009" [Jeffrey St. Clair], [www.counterpunch.org]

     The injunction also became a pretext for yet another round of Vituperative cant from Idaho's reactionary congressional delegation against provoking folks like hippie Roselle.

Synonyms

• (marked by harsh verbal abuse): abusive, censorious, invective, ranting, scolding

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References

• vituperative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian

Adjective

vituperative f pl

1. feminine plural of vituperativo