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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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

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   VICIOUS definition: 1. Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly: 2…. Learn more.

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

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   1. a. : dangerously aggressive : savage. a vicious dog. b. : marked by violence or ferocity : fierce. a vicious fight. 2. : malicious, spiteful. vicious gossip. 3. : worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other. a vicious wage-price spiral. 4. : having the nature or quality of vice or immorality : depraved. 5.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › viciousVicious - definition of vicious by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious: vicious gossip. 2. a. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel: a vicious blow to the stomach; vicious tactics in suppressing a rebellion. b. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals. c. Disposed to violent or destructive behavior: a vicious dictator. 3.