vicious — ozdic

Collocations

5

1

(adj.)

VERBS

be, look, sound

become, get, turn

The argument between the two neighbors turned vicious when someone called the police.

ADV

particularly, truly, very

The dog became very vicious after it was mistreated by its previous owner.

increasingly | rather

Definitions

adj

1

Violent, destructive and cruel.

2

Savage and aggressive.

He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.

3

Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious.

Admiral Crawford was a man of vicious conduct, who chose, instead of retaining his niece, to bring his mistress under his own roof

name

1

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — marked by deep ill will

adjective — (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pa

adjective — bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

adjective — having the nature of vice

evil

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in th

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02

We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious.

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03

Admiral Crawford was a man of vicious conduct, who chose, instead of retaining his niece, to bring his mistress under his own roof

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04

The answer leads us to a vicious circle.

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05

The rubber band broke with a vicious snap.

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06

Any virtuous idea can be vicious in itself.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, vicious is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.