vicelike
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a word derived from
vice.
vicenounan immoral or evil habit or practice.
Example Sentences
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The facade is slightly more menacing from the east, where the narrow gaps between the cubes contribute to an unexpected feeling of vicelike compression.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2010
G. Gordon Liddy, attorney and former FBI agent, stepped forward and crushed Krogh’s hand in a vicelike shake.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The grasp of his hand was vicelike in its rigidity.
From The Top of the World by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
In a moment, both his were clasped over mine, in his vicelike grip.
From My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia by Robert Watson
"You're not," laughed Donald, seizing the newcomer's hand with a vicelike grasp.
From 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands by H. Weston Taylor