vile

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. base, debased, low, lowly, mean; repulsive, odious; foul, nasty; paltry; evil, villainous, corrupt, wicked, depraved. See badness, disrepute, unimportance.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. despicable, foul, loathsome, depraved; see mean 3 , offensive 2 , shameful 1 , 2 , wicked 1 .

See Synonym Study at mean .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. base immoral, wicked, evil, sinful, debased, bad, degenerate, venal, iniquitous, villainous, depraved, Satanic.

2. offensive disgusting, sickening, nauseating, stomach-turning, rotten, loathsome, despicable, monstrous, atrocious, obnoxious, contemptible.

ANT.: 1. moral, good, wholesome, virtuous. 2. pleasant, delightful, agreeable

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, des-pisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean2, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, wretched. See GOOD. 2. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean: filthy, foul, nasty, squalid. See CLEAN. 3. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome. See LIKE, PAIN. 4. Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base2, ignoble, low, low-down, mean2, sordid, squalid. See RIGHT.