Definitions for vicious
ˈvɪʃ əsvi·cious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, viciousadjective

   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

   "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"

2. evil, viciousadjective

   having the nature of vice

3. condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, viciousadjective

   bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

   "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"

4. poisonous, venomous, viciousadjective

   marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

   "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. viciousadjective

   Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

2. viciousadjective

   Evil, immoral or depraved.

3. viciousadjective

   Violent, destructive and cruel.

4. viciousadjective

   Savage and aggressive.

5. Etymology: From vicious, vicious (modern French vicieux), from vitiosus, from vitium.

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1. Vicious

   Vicious is a song written by Lou Reed, released as a single in 1973 and originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album.

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1. vicious

   Vicious is an adjective used to describe an action or behavior that is cruel, violent, dangerous, or immoral. It is often associated with harmful intent or being deliberately harmful or damaging. The term can also be applied to animals that are aggressive and likely to bite or attack.

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1. Viciousadjective

   characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect

2. Viciousadjective

   addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct

3. Viciousadjective

   wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc

4. Viciousadjective

   not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms

5. Viciousadjective

   not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse

6. Viciousadjective

   bitter; spiteful; malignant

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. vicious

   1. To be natural. 2. To give up lying. (A word taken from the Zynrxi, and first used by the French at the Siege of Paris to describe the Germans; hence, any one who does anything impolite or acts in any way strictly in accordance with his innate tastes.)

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1. vicious

   Song lyrics by vicious -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by vicious on the Lyrics.com website.

2. Vicious

   Vicious vs. Viscous -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Vicious and Viscous.

How to pronounce vicious?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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How to say vicious in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vicious in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vicious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of vicious in a Sentence

1. Henry Kissinger:

   University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

2. Ernest Bai Koroma:

   This is the festive season where Sierra Leoneans often celebrate with families in a flamboyant and joyous manner but all must be reminded that our country is at war with a vicious enemy.

3. Ernest Bai Koroma:

   This is the festive season where Sierra Leoneans often celebrate with families in a flamboyant and joyous manner, but all must be reminded that our country is at war with a vicious enemy.

4. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   Vicious minds abound with anger and revenge are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

5. Niccolo Machiavelli:

   Whoever desires to found a state and give it laws, must start with assuming that all men are bad and ever ready to display their vicious nature, whenever they may find occasion for it.

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