Vicious - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈvɪʃəs|  American pronunciation of the word vicious
Brit.  |ˈvɪʃəs|  British pronunciation of the word vicious

adjective

- (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (syn: barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage)
vicious kicks
- having the nature of vice (syn: evil)
- bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure (syn: criminal, deplorable, reprehensible)
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful (syn: poisonous, venomous)
vicious gossip

Extra examples

I know you're upset with her, but there's no need to be vicious.

His mode of writing was vicious.

It was vicious of him to make such an accusation.

Keep away from that dog, he can be vicious.

Sarah can be quite vicious at times.

She was shocked by the vicious tone in his voice.

He twisted her arm viciously.

Plato attempts to identify vicious pleasures with some form of error.

He is a vicious criminal who deserves no mercy.

True to Finals form, this hardwood battle has become as vicious as any street scrum.

...attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip...

...the gossip would utter the most vicious things with a spiteful smile...

All excess is vicious.

He fermented the passions of the vicious.

This species is not known to be vicious.

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