Vyle

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Extremely unpleasant or repulsive to the senses ; morally wicked or depraved in character ; of very poor or inferior quality
2. Sickeningly foul or offensive to the taste, smell or sight ; deeply evil and corrupt in conduct ; wretchedly bad in standard or worth
3. Repugnant and disgusting in nature ; wicked, base and depraved in behaviour ; miserably low in quality or craftsmanship

Etymology: "Vyle" is an older spelling of "vile," and the word's first sense in English was economic, not moral. It comes from Old French "vil," from Latin "vilis," meaning cheap or of little value. A thing that was vile was simply inexpensive, and the sense of worthlessness in the moral sense came later. That price-tag origin survives in "vilify," which comes from Latin "vilificare," "to make cheap" or "to treat as worthless." To vilify someone is to belittle them, and the word still carries that sense of lowering a person's value.