adj., vil·er, vil·est.

1. Loathsome; disgusting: vile language.
2. Unpleasant or objectionable: vile weather. See synonyms at offensive.
3. 1. Contemptibly low in worth or account; second-rate.
   2. Of mean or low condition.
4. Miserably poor and degrading; wretched: a vile existence.
5. Morally depraved; ignoble or wicked: a vile conspiracy.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīlis, cheap, worthless.]

vilely vile'ly adv.
vileness vile'ness n.

adjective

1. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean², nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, wretched. See good/bad.
2. Heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean: filthy, foul, nasty, squalid. See clean/dirty.
3. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings: atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome. See like/dislike, pain/pleasure.
4. Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base², ignoble, low, low-down, mean², sordid, squalid. See right/wrong.

adj

Definition: offensive, horrible
Antonyms: gentle, kind, nice

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IN BRIEF: Very evil. Also: Unpleasant.

A vile smell filled the valley after the farmer spread the manure on the field.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like vile which means very evil, is vial which is a kind of small bottle.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nedrig, slet, lav, ussel, elendig, nederdrægtig, modbydelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gemeen, vies, gewoon, afschuwelijk, laag, verlagend

Français (French)
adj. - vil, ignoble, infect, abominable, horrible, exécrable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abscheulich, gemein, vulgär

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευτελής, ποταπός, αχρείος, επονείδιστος, ανήθικος, άσεμνος, αισχρός, ακάθαρτος, σιχαμερός

Italiano (Italian)
vile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vil

Русский (Russian)
подлый, отталкивающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - vil, ruin, asqueroso, repugnante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - usel, eländig, gräslig, värdelös

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
卑鄙的, 恶劣的, 可耻的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 卑鄙的, 惡劣的, 可恥的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (상태, 행위가) 몹시 나쁜, 비열한, 빈약한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 下劣な, 堕落した, ひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سافل, خسيس, دنيء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נתעב, דוחה, שפל, מרושע, גרוע, מזופת‬

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