vile /vaɪl/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: vil , from Latin vilis 'worthless' ]
1 . informal extremely unpleasant or bad SYN horrible :
This coffee tastes really vile.
a vile smell
She has a vile temper.
2 . evil or immoral:
a vile act of betrayal
—vilely adverb
—vileness noun [uncountable]