vicious
adjective
viciously
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a word derived from
vicious.
Example Sentences
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No, the opposition toward the candidate is viciously intense, shockingly manifold, and wide-ranging to the point of sounding almost existential.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
Donovan Louis Bazemore, portraying Auggie’s friend Jack, who in a moment of peer-pressure weakness made a viciously derogatory comment about Auggie, makes you feel his remorse and confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025
Those at the top were surprised how quickly and viciously the fans turned on Postecoglou after Danish champions Midtjylland went 3-1 up in the first European game at the City Ground for 30 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
And while it’s giving them far too much credit, I have to wonder if there’s a ruthless, viciously humorous kind of satisfaction in watching two people become equals on the treacherous battlefield of unemployment.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
Colonel Cathcart winced at the words “black eye” and, without any apparent premeditation, hurled his slender onyx-and- ivory cigarette holder down viciously on the wooden surface on his desk.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
