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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. marked by harshly abusive criticism;
- Example: "his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists"
- Example: "her vituperative railing"
[syn: scathing, vituperative]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vituperative \Vi*tu"per*a*tive\, a.
   Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by,
   abuse; scolding; abusive. -- Vi*tu"per*a*tive*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]

         Vituperative appellations derived from their real or
         supposed ill qualities.                  --B. Jonson.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vituperative
    adj 1: marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing
           remarks about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative
           railing" [syn: scathing, vituperative]