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  • 31vitupératif — vitupératif, ive (entrée créée par le supplément) (vi tu pé ra tif, ti v ) adj. Néologisme. Qui vitupère, qui blâme. Mgr de Vannes doit il lutter d éloquence vitupérative avec le correspondant du Bien public à Pontivy ? Journ. des Débats, 3 mai… …

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  • 32language — n. linguistic system of communication 1) to use a language 2) to plan; standardize a language 3) to learn, master a language 4) to speak (in) a language 5) to butcher, murder; enrich; purify a language 6) (the) spoken; written language 7) one s… …

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  • 33opprobrious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abusive, insulting, offensive, slanderous, derogatory, contemptuous, malicious. See disrepute, detraction. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Expressing slander] Syn. scurrilous, slanderous, abusive,… …

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  • 34scurrilous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abusive, foul mouthed, vituperative, insulting, offensive, coarse, vulgar, opprobrious. See detraction, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indecent, coarse, vulgar, foulmouthed, obscene,… …

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  • 35κακολογικόν — κακολογικός vituperative masc acc sg κακολογικός vituperative neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 36Abuse — A*buse , n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse}, v. t.] 1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of …

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  • 37Abuse of distress — Abuse A*buse , n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse}, v. t.] 1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an… …

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  • 38Abusive — A*bu sive, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.] 1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied. [1913 Webster] I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to …

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  • 39tirade — noun Etymology: French, shot, tirade, from Middle French, from Old Italian tirata, from tirare to draw, shoot Date: 1802 a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language …

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  • 40viperish — adjective Date: 1755 spitefully vituperative ; venomous …

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