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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.
a vicious life.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- given or readily disposed to evil:
a vicious criminal.
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
- informal.unpleasantly 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
- obsolete.noxious or morbid
a vicious exhalation
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈdzܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- cdzܲ· adverb
- cdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ·cdzܲ adjective
- un·cdzܲ· adverb
- un·cdzܲ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vicious1
Example Sentences
Stuck in a vicious cycle of innocence lost, regained, then lost again, American history reveals itself to be a series of stories told by individuals dependent on inconsistent and unreliable sources.
A few strategically placed boats, a handful of divers and a couple of on-land sabotage teams could send the world into a vicious tailspin.
"It's hard to find the right words to convey not only the horror, but also the senselessness, of this vicious stabbing," he said.
In Arkansas, Baffert had the 4-5 favorite in Cornucopian, but the colt got caught in a vicious speed duel that left he and Speed King out of gas in the stretch.
The prime minister's former chief of staff, now Lady Gray of Tottenham, was forced out after a vicious briefing campaign against her by colleagues and gave her maiden speech in the House of Lords yesterday.
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