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English
Adjective
vituperious (comparative more vituperious, superlative most vituperious)
- (obsolete) despicable; disgraceful.
1723, Owen Feltham, Resolves:vituperious thouing men
1630, Michael Drayton, The Muses Elizium:Thou be obſequious in his doubtleſſe right
'Gainſt the vile Atheiſts vituperious ſting
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