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Vituperative vs Maligning - What's the difference?

vituperative | maligning |

As an adjective vituperative

is marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

As a verb maligning is

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vituperative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • marked by harsh, spoken, or written abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing
  • * 1598 :
    • Vituperative appellations derived from their real or supposed ill qualities.
  • * 2009 " [ Jeffrey St. Clair]], [[http://www.counterpunch.org www.counterpunch.org]
    • The injunction also became a pretext for yet another round of Vituperative cant from Idaho's reactionary congressional delegation against provoking folks like hippie Roselle.[http://www.counterpunch.org/stclair10302009.html]

    Synonyms

    * (marked by harsh verbal abuse) abusive, censorious, invective, ranting, scolding

    Related terms

    * vituper * vituperable * vituperant * vituperate * vituperation * vituperatively * vituperator * vituperatory * vituperous * vituperously * vitupery

    References

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    maligning

    English

    Verb

    (head)