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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Vile \Vile\, a. [Comp. Viler; superl. Vilest.] [OE. vil, F.
     vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A poor man in vile raiment.           --James ii. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or
              of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more
              vile than the science of physic.      --Ridley.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.
                                                    --Abp. Abbot.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the
        sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. ``Such vile
        base practices.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job
                                                    xl. 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: See Base.
          [1913 Webster] -- Vile"ly, adv. -- Vile"ness, n.
          [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :   [ vera ]

  VILE
       VI Like EMACS (Unix, VI, EMACS)
       
       

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Vile \Vile\, a. [Comp. Viler; superl. Vilest.] [OE. vil, F.
     vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]
     1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.
  
              A poor man in vile raiment.           --James ii. 2.
  
              The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or
              of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more
              vile than the science of physic.      --Ridley.
  
              The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.
                                                    --Abp. Abbot.
  
     2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the
        sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. ``Such vile
        base practices.'' --Shak.
  
              Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job
                                                    xl. 4.
  
     Syn: See Base. -- Vile"ly, adv. -- Vile"ness, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  vile
       adj 1: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as
              murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of
              slavery appalled them" [syn: despicable, ugly, unworthy]
       2: thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile)
          weather we're having" [syn: filthy, foul, nasty]
       3: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell";
          "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: nauseating,
           nauseous, noisome, loathsome, offensive, sickening]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 πικρόχολος
     2 φρικαλέος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     a.
     1 morally low; base; despicable.
     2 Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs vila  dat//loc s)
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr vil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la vīlis  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     (lb sh plurale tantum) pitchfork
     Serbo-Croatian part.p.
     (inflection of sh viti  f p act past part)
     Swahili a.
     (sw-adj form of vi le adv)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     a.
     1 morally low; base; despicable.
     2 Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     a.
     1 morally low; base; despicable.
     2 Causing physical or mental repulsion; horrid.
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs vila  dat//loc s)
     French a.
     (feminine singular of fr vil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la vīlis  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     (lb sh plurale tantum) pitchfork
     Serbo-Croatian part.p.
     (inflection of sh viti  f p act past part)
     Venetian n.
     (plural of vec vila)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     Czech n.
     (infl of cs vila  dat//loc s)
     Estonian n.
     whistle
     Italian a.
     1 cowardly, dastardly
     2 base, miserable, mean
     3 cheap, worthless, base
     Italian n.
     coward
     Old French n.
     town; city

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     Kroaatti n.
     hanko, heinähanko

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  vile
     Latin a.
     (böjning la adj vilis)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Vile /vˈaɪl/
  حقير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  vile //vaɪl// 
  1. гаден, противен
  causing repulsion
  2. долен, низък, подъл
  morally low

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/ 
  hanebný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/ 
  odporný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/ 
  sprostý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
  gemein, übel, schäbig, schändlich 
        "That was a vile thing to say."  - Es war eine Gemeinheit, so etwas zu sagen.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
   [archaic] schäbig, mickrig 
        "a vile reward"  - eine mickrige Belohnung

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
  scheußlich, widerlich 
        "a vile smell"  - ein widerlicher Geruch
        "This coffee tastes really vile."  - Dieser Kaffee schmeckt wirklich scheußlich.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
   [archaic] wertlos, ohne (jeden) Wert
           Note: nachgestellt, nicht werthaltig  [adm.]
     Synonyms: worthless, valueless
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  vile //vaɪl// 
  1. inhottava
  causing repulsion
  2. alhainen, katala
  morally low

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  vile /vail/
  abject, lâche

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/ 
  1. घृणित
        "He used vile language in the conversation"
  2. अधम
        "Stealing is a vile practice"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
  grešan, podao, rđav, zao

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
  1. vacak
  2. ócska
  3. gyarló
  4. gonosz
  5. hitvány
  6. értéktelen
  7. aljas

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  vile //vaɪl// 
  卑しい, 卑劣, 汚い
  morally low

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  vile /vail/
  1. bjaurus, šlykštus
  2. niekšiškas, žemas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  vile /vail/
  gemeen, infaam, laag, laaghartig, schunnig, vuig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  vile /vaɪl/ 
    niegodziwy

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  vile /vˈaɪl/
  1. aşağı, aşağılık, değersiz
  2. alçak, rezil, habis, şeni, pespaye
  3. kötü, iğrenç nefrete lâyık, çirkin, pis. vile'ly  alçakça, adice, çirkin bir şekilde. vile'ness  alçaklık, adilik, iğrençlik.

From Croatian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:hrv-eng ]

  vile /vˈilɛ/
  fork, pitchfork, prong

From italiano-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-bul ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  1. страхлив
  codardo
  2. базирам се
  spregevole

From italiano-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-ell ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  1. δειλός
  codardo
  2. εδρεύω
  spregevole

From italiano-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-fin ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  1. pelkuri
  codardo
  2. ala-
  spregevole

From italiano-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-ind ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  alas
  spregevole

From italiano-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-jpn ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  1. へたれ
  codardo
  2. 低音
  spregevole

From italiano-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-lit ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  reikšti
  spregevole

From italiano-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-nor ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  frie
  spregevole

From italiano-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-swe ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  1. feg stackare
  codardo
  2. nere
  spregevole

From italiano-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-tur ]

  vile //ˈvile// 
  1. korkak
  codardo
  2. düşük
  spregevole

From Swahili-English xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.4 :   [ freedict:swh-eng ]

  vile 
  
  those, yonder, those over there (distant from both the speaker and the hearer)

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈvaɪɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  288 Moby Thesaurus words for "vile":
     Fescennine, Rabelaisian, abhorrent, abject, abominable, abusive,
     amoral, arrant, atrocious, awful, bad, bad-smelling, barfy, base,
     base-minded, bawdy, beastly, beggarly, below contempt,
     beneath contempt, black, blackguardly, blamable, blameworthy,
     blasphemous, blue, brackish, brutal, calumniatory, calumnious,
     cheap, cheesy, cloying, coarse, comminatory, common, contemptible,
     contumelious, corrupt, corrupted, crappy, criminal, crude, crummy,
     cursing, damnable, damnatory, dark, debased, debauched, degenerate,
     degraded, degrading, denunciatory, deplorable, depraved,
     despicable, detestable, dire, dirty, disgraceful, disgusting,
     dreadful, dysphemistic, egregious, enormous, epithetic, evil,
     excommunicative, excommunicatory, execrable, execratory, fecal,
     feculent, fetid, fiendish, filthy, flagitious, flagrant, flyblown,
     forbidding, foul, foul-mouthed, foul-spoken, foul-tongued, frowsty,
     frowy, frowzy, fulminatory, fulsome, funky, fusty, gamy, gaudy,
     gimcracky, gloppy, grave, graveolent, grievous, gross, gunky,
     hateful, heinous, hellish, high, horrible, horrid, icky, ignoble,
     ignominious, ill-smelling, immoral, imprecatory, improper, impure,
     infamous, iniquitous, ithyphallic, knavish, lamentable, lewd,
     little, loathsome, lousy, low, low-down, low-minded, lumpen, lurid,
     maggoty, maledictory, malodorous, mangy, mawkish, mean, measly,
     mephitic, meretricious, miasmal, miasmic, mildewed, mildewy,
     miserable, moldy, monstrous, mucky, musty, nasty, naughty,
     nauseant, nauseating, nauseous, nefarious, nidorous, noisome,
     notorious, noxious, objectionable, obnoxious, obscene, odious,
     odorous, offensive, olid, ordurous, outrageous, overripe, paltry,
     pathetic, peccant, perverted, petty, pitiable, pitiful, poisonous,
     poky, poor, pornographic, profane, puky, putrid, rancid, rank,
     rascally, raunchy, raw, reasty, reasy, rebarbative, recreant,
     reechy, reeking, reeky, regrettable, repellent, reprehensible,
     reprobate, reptilian, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, ribald,
     risque, roguish, rotten, rubbishy, sad, salacious, scabby,
     scampish, scandalous, scatologic, schlock, scoundrelly, scrubby,
     scruffy, scummy, scurfy, scurrile, scurrilous, scurvy, scuzzy,
     servile, shabby, shameful, shameless, shitty, shocking, shoddy,
     sickening, sinful, slabby, slimy, sloppy, sloshy, sludgy, slushy,
     small, smellful, smelling, smelly, smoking-room, smutty, sordid,
     sorry, spoiled, sposhy, squalid, stenchy, stinking, strong, stuffy,
     sulfurous, sultry, terrible, too bad, trashy, trumpery,
     two-for-a-cent, two-for-a-penny, twopenny, twopenny-halfpenny,
     ugly, unchaste, unclean, unforgivable, unmentionable, unpardonable,
     unprintable, unrepeatable, unspeakable, unworthy, valueless,
     vicious, villainous, vituperative, vomity, vulgar, weevily, wicked,
     woeful, wormy, worst, worthless, wretched, wrong, yecchy, yucky
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 恶劣的,简陋的,低廉的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 恶劣的,简陋的,低廉的,卑鄙的

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