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   Vi·cious

   /ˈviSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. deliberately cruel or violent: "a vicious assault" Similar brutalferocioussavageviolentdangerousruthlessremorselessmercilessheartlesscallouscruelharshcold-bloodedinhumanfiercebarbarousbarbaricbrutishbestialbloodthirstybloodyfiendishsadisticmonstrousvillainousmurderoushomicidalheinousatrociousdiabolicalterribledreadfulawfulgriminformal:beastlyarchaic:fellsanguinarymaliciousmalevolentmalignantmalignspitefulvindictivevenomouspoisonousbalefulvirulentperniciousbackbitingrancorouscausticmeancruelbitteracrimonioushostilehate-filledmenacingnastyunpleasantevildefamatoryslanderousinformal:bitchycattyliterary:maleficmaleficentOpposite gentlekindlybenevolent
   • ▪ (of an animal) wild and dangerous to people: "the dog was vicious and likely to bite"
   • ▪ serious or dangerous: "a vicious flu bug"
   • 2. immoral: literary "every soul on earth, virtuous or vicious, shall perish"
   • 3. (of language or a line of reasoning) imperfect; defective. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘characterized by immorality’): from Old French vicious or Latin vitiosus, from vitium ‘vise’.

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   vicious, villainous, iniquitous, nefarious, corrupt, degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence.

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   VICIOUS definition: 1. Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly: 2…. Learn more.

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   Vicious definition: spiteful; malicious. See examples of VICIOUS used in a sentence.

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   If you're described as vicious, you're someone who does brutal things on purpose, out of ill-will towards others, like beating up defenseless puppies or poisoning the drinking water for a town. You're worse than just mean if you are vicious — in fact, you're evil!

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   1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious: vicious gossip. 2. a. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel: a vicious blow to the stomach; vicious tactics in suppressing a rebellion. b. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals. c. Disposed to violent or destructive behavior: a vicious dictator. 3.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees.

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   Definition of vicious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Extremely violent or injurious; cruel. A vicious blow to the stomach; vicious tactics in suppressing a rebellion. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Harmful, unwholesome, or noxious. A vicious concoction. Webster's New World. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishVICIOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    VICIOUS definition: 1. violent and dangerous: 2. intended to upset someone: . Learn more.

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    vicious meaning, definition, what is vicious: violent and cruel in a way that hurts so...: Learn more.