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 connote crafty cunning, …

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

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 smell; vile …

Vile is something or someone so morally wrong or offensive as to be thoroughly disgusting. Are you appalled by someone’s sordid, despicable, ugly and just generally awful behavior? Then it’s …

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

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.

Vile definition: Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked.

Mar 8, 2026 · Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid. I glimpsed a vile squid-like creature in the depths. The medicine had a vile taste and smell. We can't go out in this vile weather.

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 despicable: vile acts of …