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: morally very bad : evil
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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
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.
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Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Misiorowski had made Edman look foolish in their first matchup, getting the infielder to swing through a wicked curveball.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Niehuus, an entertainmen lawyer by training but someone with a wicked wit, succeeds Bernd Neumann, an esteemed former minister of culture in the German government, who has stepped down.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
For a guy who claimed to be insecure about his vocal prowess, Ace is all swagger, peacocking his way through the city with a fistful of dollars and wicked ladies pursuing him.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The Wicker Man boasts a conclusion that is one of the most haunting and disturbing climaxes to a horror film in any era, but the inclusion of Lee as the wicked Lord Summerisle is a casting coup.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Misiorowski had made Edman look foolish in their first matchup, getting the infielder to swing through a wicked curveball.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Niehuus, an entertainmen lawyer by training but someone with a wicked wit, succeeds Bernd Neumann, an esteemed former minister of culture in the German government, who has stepped down.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
For a guy who claimed to be insecure about his vocal prowess, Ace is all swagger, peacocking his way through the city with a fistful of dollars and wicked ladies pursuing him.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Wicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wicked. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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