wicked (ˈwɪkɪd
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Definitions
adjective
- morally bad in principle or practice
- ((as collective noun; preceded by ( preceded by the) ⇒
the wicked
- mischievous or roguish, esp in a playful way ⇒
a wicked grin
- causing injury or harm
- troublesome, unpleasant, or offensive
- slang very good
Alternative Forms
ˈwickedly adverb ˈwickedness nounWord Origin
C13: from dialect wick, from Old English wicca sorcerer, wiccewitchC13: from dialect from Old English sorcerer, 1Synonyms
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bad,
evil,
corrupt,
vile,
guilty,
abandoned,
foul,
vicious,
worthless,
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unprincipled,
nefarious,
dissolute,
iniquitous,
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maleficent,
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mischievous,
playful,
impish,
devilish,
arch,
teasing,
naughty,
cheeky,
rascally,
incorrigible,
raffish,
roguish,
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puckish,
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agonizing,
terrible,
acute,
severe,
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awful,
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fierce,
mighty,
dreadful,
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gut-wrenching,
Quotations
"There is no peace unto the wicked"
Bible: Isaiah
Translations
- British English:
wicked
You use wicked to describe someone or something that is very bad in a way that is deliberately harmful to people.It was a wicked attack.ˈwɪkɪd ADJECTIVE It was a wicked attack.
- Spanish:
malvado
adj malvada
- French:
malicieux
adj
- German:
böse
adj
- Chinese: 邪恶的 adj
- Arabic: شَرِير adj
- Portuguese: malvado adj malvada
- Russian: злобный adj злобная
- Croatian: zao adj zla
- Czech: zlý adj
- Danish: ond adj
- Dutch: kwaadaardig adj
- Finnish: paha adj
- Greek: επαίσχυντος adj επαίσχυντη
- Italian: cattivo adj cattiva
- Japanese: 邪悪な no_posp
- Korean: 사악한 adj
- Norwegian: ond adj
- Polish: niegodziwy adj niegodziwa
- Brazilian Portuguese: malvado adj malvada
- European Spanish:
malvado
adj malvada
- Swedish: elak adj elakt
- Thai: ชั่วร้าย adj
- Turkish: hain adj
- Vietnamese: xấu xa adj
Usage examples
He told his son the story of how the children of Lir had been turned into swans by their wicked stepmother.
, Desperadoes (1994)The creationist believes they are both wicked atheists and is unaffected by either view.
New Scientist (1999)And with 15 minutes to go in regulation, Meinert spun and unleashed a wicked shot that Joensson just deflected off the crossbar.
Globe and Mail (2003)Magistrate David Thomas told them: `What you did was unspeakably wicked.
Sun, News of the World (2000)Thinking about sex is as wicked as indulging in sex (though not so much fun).
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)