vile

/ˈvī(-ə)l/

Middle English, from Anglo-French vil, from Latin vilis

adjective

  1. morally despicable or abhorrent

  2. physically repulsive : foul

  3. of little worth or account : common; also : mean

nothing is so vile as intellectual dishonesty

a vile slum

base low vile mean deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values. base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness. low may connote crafty cunning, vulgarity, or immorality and regularly implies an outraging of one's sense of decency or propriety.