Sunday, 25 August 2013

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Invective

in-vec-tive



adjective :: Characterized by critical, denunciatory or abusive language.



noun :: An expression which rails against a person; a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another.



"Mrs Deborah approved all these sentiments, and the dialogue concluded with a general and bitter invective against beauty, and with many compassionate considerations for all honest plain girls who are deluded by the wicked arts of deceitful men." --Fielding, Henry

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