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1. a. : dangerously aggressive : savage. a vicious dog. b. : marked by violence or ferocity : fierce. a vicious fight. 2. : malicious, spiteful. vicious gossip. 3. : worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other. a vicious wage-price spiral. 4. : having the nature or quality of vice or immorality : depraved. 5.
addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life. Synonyms: sinful, iniquitous, corrupt, abandoned. Antonyms: moral. given or readily disposed to evil: a vicious criminal. reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong: a vicious deception. characterized or marred by faults or defects; faulty; unsound:
Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly: a vicious thug. a vicious dog. The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they'd ever seen. He gave her a vicious look. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. violent Her ex-boyfriend was violent.
Synonyms for VICIOUS: intense, intensive, fierce, ferocious, terrible, deep, furious, violent; Antonyms of VICIOUS: moderate, weak, soft, light, feeble, superficial, shallow, qualified.
- Some common synonyms of vicious are corrupt, degenerate, iniquitous, nefarious, and villainous. While all these words mean "highly reprehensible or...
- The synonyms corrupt and vicious are sometimes interchangeable, but corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of princ...
- The words degenerate and vicious can be used in similar contexts, but degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated conditi...
- While in some cases nearly identical to vicious, iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairness. // an iniquitous system of taxation
- In some situations, the words nefarious and vicious are roughly equivalent. However, nefarious suggests flagrant breaching of time-honored laws and...
- Although the words villainous and vicious have much in common, villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic. // a vi...
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!
Definition of vicious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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