Vicious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɪʃəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Vicious is an adjective meaning Violent, destructive and cruel.
Meaning
Violent, destructive and cruel.
More Meanings
- Savage and aggressive.
- (archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
Example Sentences
A murrain on you, Reverend Apse/I hope you get caught in a vicious moral lapse.
We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious.
Admiral Crawford was a man of vicious conduct, who chose, instead of retaining his niece, to bring his mistress under his own roof
He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.
Word Forms
- viciouser
- viciousest
Synonyms for vicious
Depending on context, synonyms include scathy, malevolent, evil, wicked, depraved, malicious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brutal, barbarous, wicked, depraved, malevolent, malicious.
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