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- Dictionarywicked/ˈwɪkɪd/
adjective
- 1. evil or morally wrong: "a wicked and unscrupulous politician" Similar evilsinfulimmoralwrongmorally wrongwrongfulbadiniquitouscorruptblack-heartedungodlyunholyirreligiousunrighteoussacrilegiousprofaneblasphemousimpiousbasemeanvileirreverentvillainousnefariouserringfallenimpuresulliedtaintedfoulmonstrousshockingoutrageousatrociousabominablereprehensiblehatefuldetestabledespicableodiouscontemptiblehorribleheinousexecrablegodlessdiabolicaldiabolicfiendishviciousmurderousbarbarousblackdarkrottencriminalillicitunlawfulillegalillegitimatelawlessfeloniousindictablepervertedreprobatesordiddepraveddegeneratedissolutedishonourabledishonestunscrupulousunprincipledunderhandroguishinformal:crookedwarpedlow-downstinkingdirtyshadyrascallyscoundrellybeastlybentnot cricketmalfeasantarchaic:dastardlyrare:peccableegregiousflagitiousOpposite virtuous
- ▪ intended to or capable of harming someone or something: "he pulled the long, wicked-looking dagger from its sheath"
- ▪ extremely unpleasant: "despite the sun, the wind outside was wicked" Similar disagreeableunpleasantfoulfiercebadnastyirksometroublesomeannoyingirritatingvexatiousdispleasinguncomfortabledistressinghatefuldetestablemiserableabominableexecrableodiousinvidiousobjectionableOpposite agreeable
- 2. playfully mischievous: "a wicked sense of humour" Similar mischievousplayfulnaughtyimpishroguisharchrascallyrakishpuckishwaggishdevilishtricksycheekyraffishteasing
- 3. excellent; wonderful: informal "Sophie makes wicked cakes" Similar excellentsuperbsuperlativefirst-ratefirst-classsuperioroutstandingremarkabledazzlingmarvellousmagnificentwonderfulsplendidadmirablenoteworthyimpressivefineexquisiteexceptionalglorioussublimepeerlessperfectof the first waterinformal:supergreatfantasticfabulousterrificawesomeheavenlystellaracesupercalifragilisticexpialidociousA1tip-toptop-notchneatmegacoolbangingcrackingcrucialbrilliantbrillsmashingbostingbadassinformal, dated:divineOpposite lousy
Word Origin Middle English: probably from Old Englishwicca ‘witch’ + -ed1.
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