| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| invective |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·vec·tive |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-v k tv |
| NOUN: | 1. Denunciatory or abusive language; vituperation. 2. Denunciatory or abusive expression or discourse. | | ADJECTIVE: | Of, relating to, or characterized by denunciatory or abusive language. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Middle English invectif, denunciatory, from Old French, from Late Latin invect vus, reproachful, abusive, from Latin invectus, past participle of inveh, to inveigh against. See inveigh. | | OTHER FORMS: | in·vective·ly —ADVERB
in·vective·ness —NOUN
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