Definition of "vituperative" []

• Using, containing, or marked by harshly abusive censure. (adjective)

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• "I find the name vituperative name calling directed at John and Jen, and the questioning of their ethics and motivations, MUCH more offensive than anything that either of them has *ever* posted."
• "I would hope that anyone else responding to Palomares 'posting would stick to the subject rather than engage in vituperative rejoinder."
• "The conviction shared by most of the book's early critics, whether reflective or vituperative, is of the impropriety of the subject."