vi·tu·per·ate
v. vi·tu·per·at·ed, vi·tu·per·at·ing, vi·tu·per·ates
v.tr.
To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate.
v.intr.
To use harshly abusive language; rail.
He certainly is more of a vituperator than a considerator.
Bonus Word: Con`sid´er`a`tor
n.1.One who considers.
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1 comment:
Huh. I did not know that was a transitive verb. (In fact, I'm not sure I've ever heard or seen the verb, just the noun and more frequently the adjective.) Had I been forced to guess, I think I would have guessed it took AT (he vituperated at them) - or ABOUT, in a different sense.
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