wicked

1 of 2

adjective

wick·​ed ˈwi-kəd 

1

: morally very bad : evil

2

a

: fierce, vicious

a wicked dog

b

: disposed to or marked by mischief : roguish

does wicked impersonations

3

a

: disgustingly unpleasant : vile

a wicked odor

b

: causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble

a wicked storm

4

: going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree

throws a wicked fastball

wickedly adverb

wicked

2 of 2

adverb

: very, extremely

wicked fast

Synonyms

Adjective

• bad
• dark
• evil
• immoral
• iniquitous
• nefarious
• rotten
• sinful
• unethical
• unlawful
• unrighteous
• unsavory
• vicious
• vile
• villainous
• wrong

Adverb

• achingly
• almighty
• archly
• awful
• awfully
• badly
• beastly
• blisteringly
• bone
• colossally
• corking
• cracking
• damn
• damned
• dang
• deadly
• desperately
• eminently
• enormously
• especially
• ever
• exceedingly
• exceeding
• extra
• extremely
• fabulously
• fantastically
• far
• fiercely
• filthy
• frightfully
• full
• greatly
• heavily
• highly
• hugely
• immensely
• incredibly
• intensely
• jolly
• majorly
• mightily
• mighty
• monstrous [chiefly dialect]
• mortally
• most
• much
• particularly
• passing
• rattling
• real
• really
• right
• roaring
• roaringly
• seriously
• severely
• so
• sore
• sorely
• spanking
• specially
• stinking
• such
• super
• supremely
• surpassingly
• terribly
• that
• thumping
• too
• unco
• uncommonly
• vastly
• very
• vitally
• way
• whacking
• wildly

Examples of wicked in a Sentence

Adjective

a wicked act of cruelty

She played the part of the wicked stepmother in the play.

She wore a wicked grin after her victory.

She's known for having a wicked sense of humor.

She had a wicked case of food poisoning.

A wicked odor was coming from the closet.

He throws a wicked fastball.

Adverb

His car goes wicked fast.

All his friends thought he was wicked cool.

The tickets were wicked expensive.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Exactly 10 minutes after Silva gave City the lead, Madrid had equalized after Eduardo Camavinga’s long-range effort took a wicked deflection off Rúben Dias. —Ben Church, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024

That, plus making sure the visuals are definitely wicked and pushing the envelope because some of these rules are just made up. —Angel Diaz, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024

The mix of references, affection and wicked satire — and what Williams fan does not also enjoy Williams spoofs? — was like candy laced with arsenic. —Elisabeth Vincentelli, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

The story centers around Margaret’s arrival at a Rome orphanage and her discovery of a wicked plot to spawn the Antichrist. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Apr. 2024

The Lancers’ biggest highlight belonged to guard Nae Nae Calhoun, who unleashed a wicked crossover for a layup that left Rice sprawled on the court late in the third quarter. —Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024

Beyoncé addresses her Grammy losses in a wicked verse. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024

Multiple different brands are on sale right now, and here are some of our favorites at wicked low prices. —K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2024

To this day, Itsuno’s games bristle with a wicked and pronounced sense of humor. —Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, alteration of wicke wicked, perhaps from Old English wicca

First Known Use

Adjective

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1980, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

wicked

adjective

wick·​ed

ˈwik-əd

1

: morally bad : evil

2

: given to mischief : roguish

a wicked glance

3

a

: very unpleasant

a wicked odor

b

: causing or likely to cause harm or trouble

a wicked storm

wickedly adverb

wickedness noun