wicked

UK /ˈwɪkɪd/ US /ˈwɪkɪd/

adj 7adv 1

Definitions

adj

Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.

Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.

Harsh; severe.

wicked wind

Excellent; awesome; masterful.

That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!

adv

To a superlative extent, very, extremely

I didn't really wanna go see On Golden Pond with the fam, but my mom made me go, and I must say that in retrospect it was a wicked expressive film, with a lot of significant meaning.

The band we went to see the other night was pissah, and they were wicked loud!

adj

Having a wick.

a two-wicked lamp

Up went Moggy, with her thick-wicked kitchen candle, to seek repose; […]

Collocations

ADJ.

better, expressive, genuine, light, loud, nice, scared

She had a wicked sense of humor and could deliver even the nicest jokes with a mischievous grin.

VERB + WICKED

don't, follow, give, like, lived, manner, murder, punish

She lived a wicked life, stealing from her neighbors and telling lies constantly.

WICKED + NOUN

crime, england, heart, humans, humor, king, man, musician

He had a wicked sense of humor that made everyone laugh during the meeting.

PREP.

in, than, with

She was even more wicked than her older sister when they were children.

ADV.

actually, always, cowards, ever, perfectly

That movie was actually wicked good, and I watched it three times last week.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or qualit

adjective — highly offensive

disgusting
disgustful
distasteful
foul
loathly
loathsome
repellent
repellant

adjective — having committed unrighteous acts

sinful
unholy

adjective — naughtily or annoyingly playful

arch
impish
implike
mischievous
pixilated
prankish
puckish

Antonyms

virtuous

Idioms & Phrases

no rest for the wicked

Eternal torment in hell awaits sinners.

wicked tongue

An abusive, vulgar, nasty, or otherwise objectionable manner of speaking.

My son, keep well thy tongue, and keep thy friend; A wicked tongue is worse than is a fiend

no sleep for the wicked

Synonym of no rest for the wicked.

Example Bank

Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.

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The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.

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“Yes,” replied she; “and the saddest part of it all is that she is not marrying the man she loves. Oh, it is terrible. Marrying from a sense of duty! I think it is perfectly wicked, and I told her so.

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I didn't really wanna go see On Golden Pond with the fam, but my mom made me go, and I must say that in retrospect it was a wicked expressive film, with a lot of significant meaning.

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The band we went to see the other night was pissah, and they were wicked loud!

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James: It looks like you're wearing earrings also. Those are really something. Those aren't too heavy, are they? / Sonia: No, they're actually, like, wicked light.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, wicked is marked as slang, archaic, obsolete, UK, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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