Definition of Invective. Meaning of Invective. Synonyms of Invective

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Definition of Invective

Invective
Invective In*vec"tive, a. [L. invectivus: cf. F. invectif. See Inveigh.] Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.

Meaning of Invective from wikipedia

- Invective (from Middle English invectif, or Old French and Late Latin invectus) is abusive, or insulting language used to express blame or censure; or...
- "Invective Against Swans" is a poem by Wallace Stevens from his first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923). Invective against Swans  The soul, O ganders, flies...
- The Lexicon of Musical Invective is an American musicological work by Nicolas Slonimsky. It was first published in 1953, and a second, revised, and expanded...
- the Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns and the Lexicon of Musical Invective, and edited Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. Slonimsky was...
- well-nigh infamous even in his own time for his fierce, sometimes obscene, invectives against faithless friends (e.g., Catullus 12, Catullus 16, and Catullus...
- the form of a comparison with another person, an epilogue, or a prayer. Invective opposes commonplace. It attacks a specific, named individual, usually...
- 5 7 8 11 36 37 51 58 68 70 72 75 76 79 83 85 86 87 91 92 104 107 109 Invective poems 10 12 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 33 39 40 41 42 43 44 47...
- ideas, sudden fits of temper, occasional songs, and bursts of Spanish invective. The film was released June 2, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures. Denny Lindsay...
- organization Purpose Promote pluralistic rationalism; discourage ad hominem invective Region served International Exec. Director Frank Burton Website circleofreason...
- abolitionist Republican from M****achusetts. The attack was in retaliation for an invective-laden speech given by Sumner two days earlier in which he fiercely criticized...