A poor man in vile raiment.
James ii. 2.
The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or of making tents,
which was Paul's, were [was] more vile than the science of physic.
Ridley.
The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.
Abp. Abbot.
2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the sight of
God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. "Such vile base practices." Shak.
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ?
Job xl. 4.
Syn. — See Base.
— Vile"ly, adv. — Vile"ness, n.
Viled (?), a. [See Vild.] Abusive; scurrilous; defamatory; vile. [Obs.]
"Viled speeches." Hayward.
Vil"eyns (?), a. [See Villain.] Villainous. [Obs.] "Vileyns sinful
deeds make a churl." Chaucer.
Vil`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse.
South.
Vil"i*fi`er (?), n. One who vilifies or defames.
Vil"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vilified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Vilifying.] [L. vilis vile + -fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of
little value.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.
[R.]
When themselves they vilified To serve ungoverned appetite.
Milton.
2. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to
calumniate. I. Taylor.
Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the merit of one rising
in the esteem of mankind.
Addison.