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Definition of Invectives

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

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- personal invectives and character ********ination were widely used as part of both forensic speeches and orations. Cicero made frequent use of the invective form...
- "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...
- frequently used in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century Republican invectives against the Democrats, as part of the slogan "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion"...
- vocabulary. Notably, no word for ****ual intercourse is commonly used in invectives, unlike many other languages (e.g., English ****, Spanish joder, Mandarin...
- 1840. Giraldus Cambriensis [Gerald of Wales]. "De Inuectionibus [On Invectives], Vol. II, Ch. I, in Y Cymmrodor: The Magazine of the Honourable Society...
- Harding, Luke; Leigh, David (3 February 2011). "WikiLeaks: How US political invective turned on 'anti-American' Julian ****ange". The Guardian. Retrieved 20...
- vicious counteractions by Christian authors, as in Gregory of ****anzus' invectives against Julian. Christians no doubt suppressed some of Julian's works...
- society. ... He combined a vivid writing style filled with Menckenesque invective, with an unbridled love of controversy. Under Scanlan, the Tablet became...
- "secret file" to the Supreme Court the tension rose another notch. Insults, invective, and other nationalistic violence gave way to threats of an uprising....