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What does the adjective vicious mean? There are 23 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective vicious, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. vicious has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
adjective. spiteful; malicious: vicious gossip; a vicious attack. savage; ferocious: They all feared his vicious temper. (of an animal) having bad habits or a cruel or fierce disposition: a vicious bull. unpleasantly severe: a vicious headache. addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
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