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   vicious

   /ˈvɪʃəs/

   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 ‘vice’.

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   4 days ago · Definitions of vicious circle. noun. an argument that assumes that which is to be proved. see more. noun. one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first. synonyms: vicious cycle. see more.

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   2 days ago · IPA guide. Definitions of brutally. adverb. in a vicious manner. synonyms: savagely, viciously. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. MLA.

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   Jul 4, 2024 · Employees who felt supported by their partner (at home) and colleagues (at work) felt energised and “in the flow”, and they contributed to company success by showing creativity and innovation. The...

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   Jul 5, 2024 · : a chain of events in which one desirable occurrence leads to another which further promotes the first occurrence and so on resulting in a continuous process of improvement.

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   2 days ago · The common-usage definitions of consciousness in Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1966) are as follows: awareness or perception of an inward psychological or spiritual fact; intuitively perceived knowledge of something in one's inner self; inward awareness of an external object, state, or fact

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   Jul 6, 2024 · Viscous force: It is the resistance (internal) force provided by a fluid when it is subjected to tangential force on its surface (shear). When a fluid flows across a surface, the particles of the flow near the surface adhere to it.