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invective(dictionary)

invective (iou)



invective adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French invectif, -ive adjective, invective noun, from late Latin invectivus, as noun invectiva (oratio), from invect- pa. ppl stem of invehere: see INVEIGH, -IVE.]
A. adjective. Using or characterized by denunciatory language; vituperative, abusive. Now rare. LME.
Weekend Magazine (Montreal) He became invective, insisted he be served a coffee.
b. noun.
A violent verbal attack or denunciation. E16.
C. Hope The..tirade of Father Lynch's invective as he briskly cursed the scrambling altar boys.
Denunciatory or opprobrious language; vehement denunciation; vituperation. L16.
V. Brome His invective against his enemies included phrases like 'slimy bastard'.
invectively adverb (now rare) M16.
invectiveness noun (rare) M17.