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vituperative

[vahy-too-per-uh-tiv, -puh-rey-tiv, -tyoo-, vi-] / vaɪˈtu pər ə tɪv, -pəˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈtju-, vɪ- /


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In fact, the vituperative V12 comes with a number of downsides compared with a twin-turbo’ed V8.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

The initiative text is replete with vituperative language attacking personal injury lawyers as a class.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 16, 2026

Always a complex figure, he was prone to vituperative outbursts and threats that were quickly forgotten or contradicted, as happened on Saturday.

From New York Times Jun. 24, 2023

His asking price for reimbursement in January went up after a vituperative letter in October to the university.

From Washington Post Feb. 13, 2023

When Calvin stopped replying to his letters, Servetus, based in Vienna, continued to send a stream of increasingly vituperative correspondence.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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