vicious
[ vish-uhs ]
/ ˈvɪʃ əs /
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adjective
OTHER WORDS FOR vicious
1 malevolent.
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British Dictionary definitions for vicious
vicious
/ (ˈvɪʃəs) /
adjective
Derived forms of vicious
viciously, adverbviciousness, nounWord Origin for vicious
C14: from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitiōsus full of faults, from vitium a defect
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