base, low, vile mean deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values. base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness. low may …

Vile also means very bad or unpleasant: a vile mood / temper (Definition of vile from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. abominably wicked; shameful or evil: the vile development of slavery appalled them. 2. morally despicable; ignoble: vile accusations. 3. disgusting to the senses or emotions; foul: a vile …

If you say that someone or something is vile, you mean that they are very unpleasant. The weather was consistently vile. She was in too vile a mood to work.

Definition of vile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Oct 8, 2025 · Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid. I glimpsed a vile squid-like creature in the depths. vile (uncountable)

vile /vaɪl/ adj., vil•er, vil•est. very bad; uncomfortably bad: vile weather. highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable: a vile odor; vile language. very evil; morally depraved or …

Vile definition: Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked.

VILE definition: wretchedly bad. See examples of vile used in a sentence.

The words base and low are common synonyms of vile. While all three words mean "deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values," vile, the strongest of these words, tends …