vituperative [adjective]: (of language) violently censorious; harsh and abusive.
Example: After making vituperative remarks against the author, the miscreants went on to assault her.
Related words: vituperatively [adverb], vituperation [noun]
Synonyms: abusive, admonishing, castigating, censorious, chastising, condemning, denouncing, derisive, disparaging, insulting, rebuking, reviling, scathing, scolding, upbraiding, vilifying
Antonyms: adulatory, celebratory, dulcet, exalting, extolling, flattering, glorifying, honeyed, laudatory, praising, sugary, sweet
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