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vituperative

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


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Cooper had a more adventurous career than his vituperative “château years” might suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

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

His emails contained vile, vicious and vituperative language, which gushed from the decadence embedded in his heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2021

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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