- 1(informal) extremely unpleasant or bad synonym disgusting a vile smell The weather was really vile most of the time. He was in a vile mood.
- 2(formal) morally bad; completely unacceptable synonym wicked the vile practice of taking hostages
NAmE//ˈvaɪlli//
adverb noun [uncountable]See vile in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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