1
: morally very bad : evil
2
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
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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Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Plus, the long-wicked candle gives you up to 15 hours of burn time.
—Amy Schulman, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
But with its ending left open to spinoffs, and history repeating itself on almost every other global stage, the wicked ways of the two-part finale strategy seem likely to ride again.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
Margaret Hamilton, who played Glinda's wicked counterpart, recalled in The Making of The Wizard of Oz that her costar was one of the more famous cast members on set.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
The novel follows their tense exchange while exploring what Brrr knows of Liir, what Yackle understands about the Clock of the Time Dragon, and whether those branded cowardly or wicked can reclaim their own histories.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
Plus, the long-wicked candle gives you up to 15 hours of burn time.
—Amy Schulman, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
But with its ending left open to spinoffs, and history repeating itself on almost every other global stage, the wicked ways of the two-part finale strategy seem likely to ride again.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 25 Nov. 2025
Margaret Hamilton, who played Glinda's wicked counterpart, recalled in The Making of The Wizard of Oz that her costar was one of the more famous cast members on set.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Wicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wicked. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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