"vituperious" meaning in English

See vituperious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more vituperious [comparative], most vituperious [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} vituperious (comparative more vituperious, superlative most vituperious)
  1. (obsolete) despicable; disgraceful. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: vituperiously
    Sense id: en-vituperious-en-adj-dWhrqzq- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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