VILE Meaning of VILE in English adj.1 disgusting. 2 morally base; depraved, shameful. 3 colloq. abominably bad (vile weather). 4 archaic worthless. Derivatives: vilely adv. vileness n. Etymology: ME f. OF vil vile f. L vilis cheap, base Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012