vituperative

Adjective Satellite

marked by harshly abusive criticism
- "her vituperative railing"

Adj

Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

Examples

Floris gave the play a vituperative review laced with frequent personal insults.

Origin / Etymology

Formed from vituperātus, perfect passive participle of Latin vituperō (“to blaming, censure”) + -ive; by surface analysis, vituperate + -ive.

Synonyms

scathing, abusive, censorious, invective, ranting, scolding, vituperating

Scrabble Score: 20

vituperative: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vituperative: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vituperative: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

vituperative: valid Words With Friends Word