vile

Preposition: in

sight: For the dirt of sin is vile in the sight of a holy, perfect God.

Modifies a noun

• wretch: A gentleman said that a week ago he was the vilest wretch in the county, but now saved.
• stench: It didn't take the woman long to notice a vile stench in the bathroom.
• spammers: I love to receive comments from people - but not from vile spammers - and authorize almost all the real ones I receive.
• filth: Apart from the vile filth put out by the BNP it must be hard to distinguish sometimes.
• adultery: He is the faithful husband who will not give up on his wife for all her vile adultery.
• sinner: But then, Paul writes that this same offended God has grace for vile sinners.

Modifying Another Word

• absolutely: What an absolutely vile idea [ look of disgust ] .
• truly: Soon he will be revealed for the truly vile man he is.
• however: Where is she whose love never dies, however wicked, however vile I am?
• particularly: The complaint concerns a particularly vile column in the January 6 edition of the Sun.
• so: They are so vile they'd be more at home in an all night gasoline station than in a trendy London cafe.
• too: I could imitate you if I chose, but imitating you is too vile.

Used with adjective complement

• taste: Especially cold, huge tough great leaves that taste vile?
• smell: Dogs go mad for garlic tho it can smell vile to us!
• become: He " consented to become yet more vile " and discovered that field preaching was blessed by God.
• seem: To one accustomed to go shrouded, a dress which emphasizes the hips and bust seemed vile at first.
• grow: And he ascends higher to God as he descends lower into himself and grows more vile in his own eyes.
• look: But, she was right, it did taste odd and it looked vile.