different between vituperate vs vituperous

English

Etymology

From Latin vituper?tus, perfect passive participle of vituper? (“I blame, I censure”), from vitium (“fault, defect”) + par? (“I furnish, I provide, I contrive”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /v??t?u?p??e?t/, /v??tju?p??e?t/, /va??t?u?p??e?t/, /va??tju?p??e?t/

Verb

vituperate (third-person singular simple present vituperates, present participle vituperating, simple past and past participle vituperated)

1. (transitive) To criticize in a harsh or abusive manner.
2. (transitive) To revile, vilify, defame, go on about or mouth off about someone
3. (intransitive) To use harsh or abusive wording.

Synonyms

• (criticize in a harsh or abusive manner): scold, berate, rile
• see also: Thesaurus:criticize
• (use harsh or abusive wording): rail

Related terms

• See vice#Related_terms

Translations

References

• vituperate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vituperate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• vituperate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• reputative

Italian

Verb

vituperate

1. second-person plural present indicative of vituperare
2. second-person plural imperative of vituperare
3. feminine plural of vituperato

Anagrams

• reputatevi

Latin

Verb

vituper?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of vituper?

References

• vituperate in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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

• vituperous at OneLook Dictionary Search