vile

vile
adj.
Base: P. and V. αἰσχρός, κᾰκός, πονηρός, φαῦλος, κᾰκοῦργος.
Worthless: P. and V. εὐτελής, φαῦλος.
Disgusting: P. and V. μιᾰρός, βᾰρύς, P. ἀηδής.
Mean (of birth, rank, etc.): P. and V. τᾰπεινός ; see mean.

VILE

Worthless despicable vilis (PROP. that to which one affixes a low value; then worthless paltry; e.g. honor): contemnendus: contemptus: despectus (despised; [SYN. in DESPISE]): abjectus (flung away; hence worthless). (The words are found in this connection and order.) contemtus et abjectus (☞ avoid contemtibilis despicabilis aspernabilis). A vile fellow homo despicatissimus; homo contemtissimus or contemtissimus et despectissimus (despised despicable): homo omni parte detestabilis; homo impurus; monstrum hominis. To become vile in contemtionem venire or adduci.

Abominable foul foedus: abominandus: detestandus: detestabilis: nefandus: immanis: teter. [SYN. in ABOMINABLE.]

vile:

I. Worthless, mean, contemptible:

1. vīlis, e v. PALTRY.

2. contemnendus, contemptus, despĭcātus: v. CONTEMPTIBLE.

3. abjectus, prōjectus, hŭmĭlis. v. ABJECT. Join. (held) v. by all the rest, a., contemptus, despectus a ceteris, Cic. Pis. 41, 99: a v. fellow, contemptus et abjectus homo, id. Agr. 2, 34, 93 (also expr. by nebulo, an idle rascal, Cic. Hor.).

4. hŭmĭlis, sordĭdus: v. GROVELLING, SORDID (II.), MEAN (adj. II.).

5. nēquam v. GOOD-FOR-NOTHING. Phr.: to make one appear v., in contemptionem aliquem adducere, Cic. Inv. 1, 16 to account one v., aliquem habere contemptui, Suet. Aug. 93 (cf. aliquem habere despicatui, Pl. Men. 4, 3, 19): to be accounted v., esse contemptui, Caes. B. G. 2. 30. [May also be expr. by act. and pass. respectively of contemno.] To become v., in contemptionem venire, Caes. B. G. 3, 17, post med.

II. Morally base, depraved:

1. turpis, e v. BASE (adj. IV.), DISGRACEFUL, IMMORAL. Join: the v.est (fellow) of all, omnium turpissimus et sordidissimus, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 3.

2. măcŭlōsus the law has subdued the v. abomination, lex m. edomuit nefas, Hor. Od. 4, 5, 22: v. senators, m. senatores, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 3.

3. inquĭnātus: v LOW (adj., VII.), VULGAR.

4. foedus, tēter, spurcus, lŭtŭlentus (rare), obscēnus: v. FOUL, FILTHY, OBSCENE.

5. impūrus, incestus: v. IMPURE, UNCHASTE.

6. perdĭtus flāgĭtiōsus, etc. prāvus, corruptus: nĕfārius, nĕfandus: v. PROFLIGATE, DEPRAVED, WICKED.

7. immānis, atrox: v. ATROCIOUS, HEINOUS.

8. dētestābĭlis, e a v. crime, d. scelus, Cic. Am. 8, 27 cf. d. exemplum, Liv. 26, 48, ad fin. Cf. odiosus (v. HATEFUL). Phr.. a v. fellow, scelus (abstract for concrete), Plaut.: v also RASCAL, VILLAIN (II.) a v. act (may sometimes be expr by) facinus, scelus, flagitium, without an adj.: cf. Cic. Verr. 5, 66, 170 Tac. Ger. 12, (v. also CRIME): v. acts, impuritates, Cic. Phil. 2, 3, 6 (cf. impuritiae, Pl. Pers. 3, 3, 7): v. expressions, sordes verborum, Tac. Or. 2, med. (v. also LOW, adj., VII., Phr.).