vernile
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)naɪl/
vernile adjective: suiting a slave; servile; obsequious.
Adjective
vernile (comparative more vernile, superlative most vernile)
- Suiting a slave; servile; obsequious.
- But it is a point very little to the praise of either [the Greeks or the Romans], that no vindictive notice was taken of any possible personalities[.] This has been promoted by the example hourly ringing in their ears of vernile scurrility.c. 1841, Thomas De Quincey, Libellous Attack by a London Journal
- This scandal of Roman society was not, undoubtedly, a pure product, from the vernile scurrility of which we hear so much in Roman writers—other causes conspired; but certainly the fluency which men of rank exhibited in this popular accomplishment of Billingsgate had been at all times sustained by...1843, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, page 60
Forms of vernile
| comparative | more vernile |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vernile |
Origin of vernile
From Latin vernilis (“servile”). See vernacular.
Words formed from vernile
Questions about vernile
- What does vernile mean?
- Vernile means suiting a slave; servile; obsequious.
- What part of speech is vernile?
- Vernile is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vernile?
- Vernile is pronounced /ˈvɜː(ɹ)naɪl/.
Words near vernile in the dictionary
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