Diatribe: alternatives and connections

Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.

Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an abusive fellow.

In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.

The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.

Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious dispute, language, temper.

Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation; ribaldry.

Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard language.

Expressing reproach; abusive; railing; taunting.

From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with, the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the strain so re…

To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder…

An ancient geometrical method in which an exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent to the modern method of limits.

Serving or tending to exhaust; exhibiting all the facts or arguments; as, an exhaustive method.

To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.

Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.

Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane; abusive.

Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere; crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.

abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged

Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory; satirical; abusive; railing.