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 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...
- Pe****, Roger (2003). "Oration 4: First Invective Against Julian". Pe****, Roger (2003). "Oration 5: Second Invective Against Julian". Wright, Wilmer (1923)...
- Harding, Luke; Leigh, David (3 February 2011). "WikiLeaks: How US political invective turned on 'anti-American' Julian ****ange". The Guardian. Retrieved 20...
- 1840. Giraldus Cambriensis [Gerald of Wales]. "De Inuectionibus [On Invectives], Vol. II, Ch. I, in Y Cymmrodor: The Magazine of the Honourable Society...
- method of argument, while reductio ad ridiculum is invalid. Argument by invective declaration of ridiculous is invalid, while arguments involving declarations...
- society. ... He combined a vivid writing style filled with Menckenesque invective, with an unbridled love of controversy. Under Scanlan, the Tablet became...
- Timothy Michael Healy, KC (17 May 1855 – 26 March 1931) was an Irish nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and a controversial Irish Member...