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Meaning of vile

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  vile
      adj 1: morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable
             as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of
             slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar" [syn:
             {despicable}, {ugly}, {vile}, {slimy}, {unworthy},
             {worthless}, {wretched}]
      2: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell";
         "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" [syn: {nauseating},
         {nauseous}, {noisome}, {queasy}, {loathsome}, {offensive},
         {sickening}, {vile}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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