- reviler
- noun see revile
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
reviler
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Reviler — Re*vil er, n. One who reviles. 1. Cor. vi. 10. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reviler — See revilement. * * * … Universalium
reviler — noun One who reviles … Wiktionary
reviler — rɪ vaɪlÉ™(r) n. defamer, abuser, one who disparages, one who derides … English contemporary dictionary
reviler — re·vil·er … English syllables
reviler — lə(r) noun ( s) : one that reviles … Useful english dictionary
revile — verb (reviled; reviling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reviler to despise, from re + vil vile Date: 14th century transitive verb to subject to verbal abuse ; vituperate intransitive verb to use abusive language ; rail Synonyms … New Collegiate Dictionary
revile — revilement, n. reviler, n. revilingly, adv. /ri vuyl /, v., reviled, reviling. v.t. 1. to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively. v.i. 2. to speak abusively. [1275 1325; ME revilen < MF reviler … Universalium
Detractor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Detractor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 detractor detractor reprover Sgm: N 1 censor censor censurer Sgm: N 1 cynic cynic critic caviler carper word catcher frondeur Sgm … English dictionary for students
revile — verb criticize abusively. Derivatives revilement noun reviler noun Origin ME: from OFr. reviler, based on vil vile … English new terms dictionary
