English Explanatory Dictionary

vicious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Violent, destructive and cruel.
  2. Savage and aggressive.
  3. Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪʃəs/ en-us-vicious.ogg

Word forms

vicious more vicious viciouser most vicious viciousest vitious

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English vicious, from Anglo-Norman vicious, (modern French vicieux), from Latin vitiōsus, from vitium (“fault, vice”). Equivalent to vice + -ous.

Synonyms

scathy

Related words

vice#Related_terms

Derived words

vicious circle vicious cycle vicious intromission
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