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vituperative.

Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv/Received-Pronunciation/vaɪˈt͡ʃuːpɹətɪv/Received-Pronunciation/vɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv/Received-Pronunciation/vaɪˈtjuːpɹətɪv/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

    Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults.
Where this word comes from

Formed from vituperātus, perfect passive participle of Latin vituperō (“to blame, to censure”) + -ive; by surface analysis, vituperate + -ive.

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