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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state or character of being vile
  • noun Moral or intellectual deficiency; imperfection; depravity; degradation; impurity; wickedness; sinfulness; extreme badness.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun the state of being vile
  • noun a vile act

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
  • noun the quality of being wicked

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