Seriously unpleasant

I believe the answer is:

vile

(Other definitions for vile that I've seen before include "Disgusting kind of evil" , "Depraved" , "___ Bodies, Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel" , "Extremely unpleasant" , "Morally reprehensible" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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