wickedness

[wik-id-nis]

noun

1. the quality or state of being wicked. wick. wicked.

2. wicked wick wicked conduct or practices.

3. a wicked wick wicked act or thing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wickedness¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; wicked, -ness

Example Sentences

Hutton appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Thursday, where District Judge Francis Rafferty described her act as one of "abject wickedness".

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“You are wickedness, you are jealousy, you are envy, you are hatred, you are nothing,” Miller said.

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He went on to say that conservatives would fight for Western culture and traditions and that their opponents have nothing but wickedness and jealousy.

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From then on, there was no rest for Joan, a performer whose unsparing wickedness earned her praise, loyalty and loathing.

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He then tries to hang the dog, but can’t muster the wickedness there either.

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