Definitions for vicious
ˈvɪʃ əsvi·cious

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious(adj)

   (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, vicious(adj)

   having the nature of vice

3. condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious(adj)

   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, vicious(adj)

   marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vicious(Adjective)

   Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

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

2. vicious(Adjective)

   Evil, immoral or depraved.

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

3. vicious(Adjective)

   Violent, destructive and cruel.

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

4. vicious(Adjective)

   Savage and aggressive.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vicious(adj)

   characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect

2. Vicious(adj)

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

3. Vicious(adj)

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

4. Vicious(adj)

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

5. Vicious(adj)

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

6. Vicious(adj)

   bitter; spiteful; malignant

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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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. Kathleen Gaffney:

   It's not a vicious unwind like 2008, it's the shock of the price moves that reminds me of that time.

2. Donald Trump:

   Illegal immigration funds criminal networks, ruthless gangs and the flow of deadly drugs. Illegal immigration exploits vulnerable populations, hurts hard-working citizens and has produced a vicious cycle of crime, violence and poverty. Only by upholding national borders, destroying criminal gangs, can we break this cycle and establish a real foundation for prosperity.

3. Kwon Ji-an:

   I was too young and socially immature to digest all the glamour and changes in the environment, and there's no self-medication whatsoever, then how do you respond to all of those vicious online comments? If you explain, they'll dismiss it as an excuse, and if you fight, they'll dislike you even more.

4. Many Democrats:

   As a lower middle class American, budget and finances sometimes -- living paycheck to paycheck is very hard, and it's a toxic world that has set us into this cycle of vicious debt. I think that Warren has great ideas about how to get us out of that.

5. Joe Bidens:

   I know youve seen whats been online, the vicious, vicious threats and things theyve said, the misogynistic things theyve said, referring to the women who are leaders of the Culinary Union and the things that theyve said about them. And, actually, theyve received death threats. I mean, this is way, way -- this is Trump-like -- way over the line. And I think Bernie has to be -- he has to disavow this. He has to say, I disassociate, I dont want any of those people being with me.

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