Vicious Definition
vĭshəs
adjective
viciouser
Tending to deprave or corrupt; pernicious.
Vicious interests.
Webster's New World
Extremely violent or injurious; cruel.
A vicious blow to the stomach; vicious tactics in suppressing a rebellion.
American Heritage
Harmful, unwholesome, or noxious.
A vicious concoction.
Webster's New World
Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.
American Heritage
Malicious; spiteful; mean.
A vicious rumor.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Vicious
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Base Form:
vicious
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viciouserOrigin of Vicious
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From Anglo-Norman vicious, Old French vicious (modern French vicieux), from Latin vitiōsus, from vitium (“fault, vice").
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old French vicieus from Latin vitiōsus from vitium vice
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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