invective |inˈvektiv| noun insulting, abusive, or highly critical language : he let out a stream of invective. ORIGIN late Middle English (originally as an adjective meaning [reviling, abusive] ): from Old French invectif, -ive, from late Latin invectivus ‘attacking,’ from invehere (see inveigh ). The noun is from late Latin invectiva (oratio) ‘abusive or censorious (language).’
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insulting, abusive, or highly critical language : he let out a stream of invective.
ORIGIN late Middle English (originally as an adjective meaning [reviling, abusive] ): from Old French invectif, -ive, from late Latin invectivus ‘attacking,’ from invehere (see inveigh ). The noun is from late Latin invectiva (oratio) ‘abusive or censorious (language).’