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Vatinian

UK/vəˈtɪnɪən/

Vatinian adjective: of hatred: extremely strong, bitter, intense.

Adjective

Vatinian (comparative more Vatinian, superlative most Vatinian)

  1. Of hatred: extremely strong, bitter, intense.
    • they that erst were willing to do all mutual offices of love and kindness, now revile and persecute one another to death, with more than Vatinian hatred, and will not be reconciled., New York Review of Books, 2001, pp.62-3

Forms of Vatinian

comparativemore Vatinian
superlativemost Vatinian

Origin of Vatinian

From Latin Vatinianus (in odium Vatinium, in Catullus), from personal name Vatīnius, reportedly the name of a Roman who was universally hated.

Questions about Vatinian

What does Vatinian mean?
Vatinian means of hatred: extremely strong, bitter, intense.
What part of speech is Vatinian?
Vatinian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Vatinian?
Vatinian is pronounced /vəˈtɪnɪən/ (UK).

Words near Vatinian in the dictionary

  1. vaticinatrix
  2. vaticine
  3. vaticines
  4. vaticinium ex eventu
  5. Vatileaks
  6. Vatinian
  7. vatiquinone
  8. Vatira
  9. Vatira asteroid
  10. Vatira asteroids
  11. Vatiras

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