invective

=Invective= -noun.

in-vec-tive

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- //An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, defensive language.// - //An insulting or abusive word/expression.//

Literary Examples: 1. "Take one opposition spokesman, simmer for an hour in a heavy sauce of sarcasm, season with scornful adjectives, throw in liberal amounts of contempt, add several pinches of disdain, and spice with invective."

2. __Buffy the Vampire__ Script Spike: Yeah. I need a curse.

Shopkeeper: A what?

Spike: (exasperated) A curse! Y'know, something nasty. Boils. I wanna give him boils all over his face. You know, dripping pustules. Let's really go for the gusto here.

Shopkeeper: I'm hearing a lot of negative energy, and I bet...

Spike: (interrupts) Leprosy! Alright, a spell that makes his parts fall off. That sounds proper.



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Attributions: 1. Borgenicht, David //Little Book of Stupid Questions//, 2001 Barnes & Noble 2. http://www.twiztv.com/scripts/buffy/season3/buffy-308.htm
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