English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Vigorous (a.)

Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant.

Vigorous (a.)

Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a vigorous prosecution of a war.

Viinage (n.)

The place or places adjoining or near; neighborhood; vicinity; as, a jury must be of the vicinage.

Viking (n.)

One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen, who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth centuries.

Vilany (n.)

Villainy.

Vilayet (n.)

One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.

Vild (a.)

Vile.

Vile (superl.)

Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

Vile (superl.)

Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.

Viled (a.)

Abusive; scurrilous; defamatory; vile.

Vileyns (a.)

Villainous.

Vilification (n.)

The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse.

Vilified (imp. & p. p.)

of Vilify

Vilifier (n.)

One who vilifies or defames.

Vilify (v. t.)

To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.

Vilify (v. t.)

To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate.

Vilify (v. t.)

To treat as vile; to despise.

Vilifying (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Vilify

Vilipend (v. t.)

To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise.

Vilipendency (n.)

Disesteem; slight; disparagement.