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1
extreme in degree, power, or effect
- a vicious winter storm ripped through the region
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2
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others
- she made a vicious effort to destroy the lives of the people who had wronged her
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3
not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable
- a truly vicious person detested by almost everyone
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- base,
- contemptible,
- despicable,
- dirty,
- disreputable,
- evil-minded,
- ignoble,
- ill,
- infernal,
- low,
- mean,
- snide,
- sordid
- corrupt,
- debased,
- debauched,
- degenerate,
- depraved,
- dissolute,
- libertine,
- loose,
- low-minded,
- perverted,
- reprobate,
- scrofulous,
- sick,
- unhealthy
- cursed
- (also curst),
- cussed,
- defiling,
- noxious,
- pernicious,
- pestilential,
- ugly,
- ungodly,
- unwholesome
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- elevated,
- high,
- high-minded,
- law-abiding,
- legitimate,
- lofty,
- noble,
- principled,
- reputable,
- scrupulous
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
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4
violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition
- a vicious dog that has already bitten several people
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5
having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
- he spread vicious rumors about his ex-wife after their bitter divorce
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The first known use of vicious was in the 14th century
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