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
The resistance to public disclosure has been wickedly unrelenting, overcome only by an act of Congress last year.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
And so wickedly smart to call it.
—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
Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
And so wickedly smart to call it.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wickedly
Adverb
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This may have been maliciously organized by the Department of Homeland Security to drive home a point.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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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
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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The approval comes as the parties are fighting bitterly over the policies of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to a funding lapse that is now in its 34th day.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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The bitterly cold wind chills will linger through the morning commute, then gradually improve this afternoon as winds ease and temperatures climb.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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She was being pursued viciously by the paparazzi, and here was somebody who was literally chased to death by the paparazzi.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2026
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The pieces are all in place for a viciously enjoyable midnight action romp, which the film most certainly is when the bloodshed first begins.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Wickedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wickedly. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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