as in villainously
in a mean or spiteful manner
she wickedly whispered snide comments about the other performers in the talent show
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Recent Examples of wickedly
And so wickedly smart to call it.
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Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
And so wickedly smart to call it.
—Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
That's the general vibe of this wickedly entertaining horror indie, which centers on a cursed episode of a late-night talk show from 1977.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Braithwaite has a way of making the Falodun family’s superstition seem both wickedly funny and haunting.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
And the funny business is deliciously, wickedly funny.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
It’s been a wickedly good week for Jonathan Bailey.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Midler and Hawn co-starred alongside Keaton in 1996’s The First Wives Club, with the stars portraying divorcées who wonderfully, wickedly take revenge on their terrible former spouses.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Finally, the board will have the good sense to just snap their host laptop shut, but not before a wickedly riotous 10 minutes or so in which absolutely no one backs away from the keyboard.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
And so wickedly smart to call it.
—Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
That's the general vibe of this wickedly entertaining horror indie, which centers on a cursed episode of a late-night talk show from 1977.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Braithwaite has a way of making the Falodun family’s superstition seem both wickedly funny and haunting.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
And the funny business is deliciously, wickedly funny.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
It’s been a wickedly good week for Jonathan Bailey.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
Midler and Hawn co-starred alongside Keaton in 1996’s The First Wives Club, with the stars portraying divorcées who wonderfully, wickedly take revenge on their terrible former spouses.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Finally, the board will have the good sense to just snap their host laptop shut, but not before a wickedly riotous 10 minutes or so in which absolutely no one backs away from the keyboard.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickedly
Adverb
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The legislation from Attorney General Brenna Bird also raises the penalties for threatening judges or their families and maliciously sharing their personal information.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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That language is weaponized so maliciously throughout Aïnouz’s second English-language feature speaks to his intent to unnerve the audience relentlessly.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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In other words, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Behind the front, bitterly cold Arctic air filters back into the area.—
Andrew Kozak,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Since October last year, Russia has intensified its drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian energy system, knocking out electricity and heat and plunging millions of Ukrainians into long blackouts during bitterly cold winter temperatures.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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An arm of the IRGC, the Basij are paramilitary volunteers notorious among Iranians for taking the lead in viciously attacking protesters in the streets.—
Kay Armin Serjoie,
Time,
1 Mar. 2026
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Pitbull ownership was banned in Independence from 2006 to 2023 after a man named Alan Hill was viciously attacked by several pit bulls.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Wickedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickedly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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