Vernile

Vernile
Vernile Ver"nile, a. [L. vernilis servile. See {Vernacular}.] Suiting a salve; servile; obsequious. [R.] [1913 Webster]

The example . . . of vernile scurrility. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]


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