vile

 
Pronunciation: /vʌɪl/

adjective

  • extremely unpleasant: he has a vile temper vile smells
  • morally bad; wicked: as vile a rogue as ever lived
  • archaic of little worth or value: all the feasts that thou hast shared erewhile, to mine shall be but vile

Derivatives

vilely

adverb

vileness

noun

Origin:

Middle English: via Old French from Latin vilis 'of low value'