Associations to the word «Invective»
Noun
- Enemy
- Pope
- Mankind
- Milton
- Ill
- Altogether
- Sermon
- Speech
- Jews
- Strain
- Favour
- Tongue
- Oath
- Gregory
- Tear
- Manner
- Protestant
- Majesty
- Tone
- Triumph
- Reply
- Dispute
- Proceeding
- Talent
- Opinion
- Hate
- Laugh
- Appeal
- Reputation
- Criticism
- Trade
- Prophet
- Author
- Threat
- Judgment
- Kind
- Cardinal
- Hugh
- Newspaper
- Spite
- Essay
- Slave
- Reader
- Witness
- Gift
- Answer
- Deck
- Violence
- Style
- Taste
- Self
- Silence
- Worse
- Power
- Spirit
- Horror
Adjective
Wiktionary
INVECTIVE, noun. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
INVECTIVE, noun. A severe or violent censure or reproach.
INVECTIVE, noun. Something spoken or written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another.
INVECTIVE, noun. A harsh or reproachful accusation.
INVECTIVE, adjective. Characterized by invection or railing.
Dictionary definition
INVECTIVE, noun. Abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will.
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.