different between vituperable vs vituperous

English

Etymology

From Latin v?t?p?r?b?lis: compare French vitupérable.

Adjective

vituperable (comparative more vituperable, superlative most vituperable)

1. Liable to, or deserving, vituperation or severe censure.

Spanish

Adjective

vituperable (plural vituperables)

1. censureable; reproachable

English

Etymology

From French vitupéreux, from Late Latin vituperosus, from Latin vituperare (“to blame, censure”), from vitium (“fault, defect”) + parare (“to furnish, provide, contrive”).

Adjective

vituperous (comparative more vituperous, superlative most vituperous)

1. (rare) Vituperative.
2. (rare) Worthy of blame.

Quotations

• 1682: A. Marsh, The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and The Confession of the New-married Couple

  Yet howsoever though this is true, nevertheless I must furnish the delicate stomackt Ladies with some sort of weapons, that they may be in a posture of defending themselves against their vituperous enemies.

• 1905: Charles Klein, The Lion and The Mouse, Chapter III

  (...) their drivers vociferating torrents of vituperous abuse on every man, woman or beast unfortunate enough to get in their way.

Synonyms

• vituperative

Related terms

• vituperable
• vituperant
• vituperate
• vituperation
• vituperative
• vituperatively
• vituperator
• vituperatory
• vituperously

Further reading

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