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vicious
[vish-uhs]
adjective
vicious gossip;
a vicious attack.
Synonyms: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.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: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 reasoning.
Archaic.morbid, foul, or noxious.
vicious
/ ˈɪʃə /
adjective
wicked or cruel; villainous
a vicious thug
characterized by violence or ferocity
a vicious blow
informalunpleasantly severe; harsh
a vicious wind
characterized by malice
vicious lies
(esp of dogs, horses, etc) ferocious or hostile; dangerous
characterized by or leading to vice
invalidated by defects; unsound
a vicious inference
obsoletenoxious or morbid
a vicious exhalation
Other 51Թ Forms
- viciously adverb
- viciousness noun
- unvicious adjective
- unviciously adverb
- unviciousness noun
- ˈdzܲԱ noun
- ˈdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vicious1
Example Sentences
His style of life and play had the vicious exuberance now so politically recognizable.
Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday, said that he deployed National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles “to protect federal law enforcement from the attacks of a vicious and violent mob.”
In a vicious cycle, colonizers or imperial powers justify their borders and walls in the name of “security” while protecting themselves from those desperate to escape their domination.
Bragg in North Carolina that he sent in troops to protect immigration agents from “the attacks of a vicious and violent mob.”
Bragg in North Carolina that he deployed thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines “to protect federal law enforcement from the attacks of a vicious and violent mob.”
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