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- Dictionaryvice/vʌɪs/
noun
- 1. immoral or wicked behaviour: "an open sewer of vice and crime" Similar Opposite
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Sep 1, 2016 · From the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 'vice-' (must have a hyphen) and 'deputy' are similar. The differences are - You have to combine 'vice-' with another word, either a noun or an adjective, e.g. vice-captain, vice-president, vice-presidential, etc. You must not use 'vice-' as a single word; While 'deputy' is a noun. You use 'deputy ...
Similarly, 'vice' comes from the Latin meaning 'in place of'. We have the familiar example of the President of the United States of America, and his/her Vice President who, while being subordinate, may take on the role of President in certain circumstances. I would rank both 'deputy' and 'vice' ahead of 'associate' and 'assistant'. 'Associate ...
0. This is not a question of vice versa, but of can in combination with the conjunction/operator or and of can in combination with the conjunction/operator and. The or kind is not ambiguous; the and kind is. When you have the sentence "You can do A and B", only the context determines which of the following two meanings applies: 1) On the one ...
The mechanism in a vice is very strong and will not loosen or yield to movement or pressure of the object being held. A vice is usually attached to a bench. In your examples it means those things will not budge as they are held fast as if by a metaphorical vice. Share. Improve this answer.
Mar 26, 2019 · No. There is a preposition vice, more common in the 18th and 19th century. It is similar to the prefix vice represented in titles like vice president and vice principal, and means (Merriam-Webster): : in the place of / "I will preside, vice the absent chairman". Here's another example from the Oxford English Dictionary:
Vice can never be virtue, but it can come close by acting like virtue. hypocrites/ or hypocrite means actor/ imitator in ancient Greek. so i think it means that since vice is incapable of any good, it can only pay a false compliment to 'good' acting like virtue.
I have occasionally seen "vv" for "vice versa". Sometimes "vv" is also used to mean "verses" as in "chorus +3 vv" meaning "chorus and then three verses". Share. Improve this answer. answered Jun 2, 2016 at 17:23. Joshua Seigler.
a suffixal use of wise - in adverbs denoting manner, position, direction, reference, etc.: counterclockwise; edgewise; marketwise; timewise. To simplify this definition, you can think of -wise as "in the direction of", "in the manner of" or "with regard to", depending on the situation. The sentence you provided falls obviously in the third case.
The admiral would in turn be assisted by a vice admiral, who commanded the lead ships which would bear the brunt of a naval battle. In the rear of the naval squadron, a third admiral would command the remaining ships and, as this section of the squadron was considered to be in the least danger, the admiral in command of the rear would typically be the most junior of the squadron admirals.
2. Particle: small item. Redeeming: compensating for someone's or something's faults. Petty vice: small "immoral" behaviour (Smoking, drinking) So he does not approve of overindulgence in sensual pleasures or squandering of money but would also would not trust a man that did not drink or smoke, since he considers overly moral people to be ...
