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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVICIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈvɪʃ·əs / Add to word list. (of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent: I don’t believe he is a vicious dog. The few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written attacks on the Internet.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › viciousVicious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VICIOUS is dangerously aggressive : savage. How to use vicious in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vicious.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. wicked or cruel; villainous 2. characterized by violence or ferocity 3. informal unpleasantly severe; harsh 4..... Click for more definitions.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › viciousVicious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Vicious is an adjective that means intentionally harmful or nasty. If you spread vicious rumors about a person, you're telling people things that will hurt her feelings or ruin her reputation.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › viciousvicious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   (of an attack, criticism, etc.) full of hate and anger. She wrote me a vicious letter. The newspapers launched a vicious attack on him, forcing him to resign. The article was vicious in its criticism of the prime minister. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (informal) very bad or severe. a vicious headache.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of vicious – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈvɪʃəs / us. vicious adjective (VIOLENT) Add to word list. violent and dangerous: a vicious attack on a child. a vicious dog. vicious adjective (UPSETTING) intended to upset someone: a vicious rumour. viciously. adverb. (Definition of vicious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordVICIOUS - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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