vicious
adjective
viciousness
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a word derived from
vicious.
Example Sentences
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Loubna Mrie’s candid and absorbing memoir, ‘Defiance,’ is a stark reminder of the corruptions of power, the uncertainties of revolution and the frequent viciousness of human nature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
His drive was known to cross over into workplace viciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
And it’s an attempt by the truly malevolent to weaponize their dangerous ignorance, to make their viciousness normal—and to implicate all of us in their inhumanity.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2025
“The guy was just a beast. I mean, he hit with a viciousness that was, like, Damn.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
I’d been too dazed, too numb, to feel the full viciousness of it.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
