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Vilely

Vile \Vile\, a. [Comp. Viler; superl. Vilest.] [OE. vil, F. vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]

  1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.

    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. [1913 Webster] -- Vile"ly, adv. -- Vile"ness, n.

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vilely

adv. In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.

WordNet
vilely

adv. in a vile manner; "his vilely spelt and illiterate letters"

Usage examples of "vilely".

Illvin hesitated, and Ista wondered if he thought of all the random breakage Porifors had suffered in the day past, and if this makeshift bridge was likewise vilely ensorcelled.

Besides the slain, Donop, Guyot, Lheritier, Piquet, Travers, Delort, more, Are vilely wounded.

I gradually learned from the proceedings that even the most vilely haram offense is not punishable by Muslim law unless at least four eyewitnesses testify to its having been committed.

I thought her the most repulsive and vilely hideous creature my eyes ever had rested upon.

You might try the effect of dressing even more grubbily and behaving even more vilely.

William of Alban, that thou liest vilely as aforesaid, and here cast down my gage, daring thee to take it up.

The only thing that saved Susan from all but an occasional cold or sore throat from wet feet was eating little through being unable to accustom herself to the fare that was the best the Brashears could now afford--cheap food in cheap lard, coarse and poisonous sugar, vilely adulterated coffee, doctored meat and vegetables--the food which the poor in their ignorance buy--and for which they in their helplessness pay actually higher prices than do intelligent well-to-do people for the better qualities.

But his present opponent was no Silesian naval unit, and he cursed again, even more vilely, as he realized what that other ship truly was.