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- Dictionaryvicious/ˈvɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. deliberately cruel or violent: "a vicious assault" Similar Opposite
- 2. immoral: literary "every soul on earth, virtuous or vicious, shall perish"
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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.
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. : defective, faulty.
1. adjective. A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees. Synonyms: savage, brutal, violent, bad More Synonyms of vicious. viciously adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective]
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. Cut it out!
(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.
VICIOUS definition: 1. violent and dangerous: 2. intended to upset someone: . Learn more.
Vicious definition: spiteful; malicious. See examples of VICIOUS used in a sentence.
