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wicked
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adjective
- evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous:
wicked people;
wicked habits.
Synonyms: villainous, infamous, heinous, dissolute, depraved, corrupt, profligate, immoral, blasphemous, profane, impious, godless, ungodly, unrighteous
- mischievous or playfully malicious:
These wicked kittens upset everything.
- distressingly severe, as a storm, wound, or cold:
a wicked winter.
- passing reasonable bounds; intolerably bad:
wicked prices;
a wicked exam.
- having a bad disposition; ill-natured; mean:
a wicked horse.
a wicked tongue.
- extremely troublesome or dangerous:
wicked roads.
a wicked odor.
- Slang. wonderful; great; masterful; deeply satisfying:
He blows a wicked trumpet.
adverb
- Slang. very; really; totally:
That shirt is wicked cool.
wicked
/ ˈwɪkɪd /
adjective
- morally bad in principle or practice
- ( as collective noun; 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
Derived Forms
- ˈwickedness, noun
- ˈwickedly, adverb
Other Words From
- wick·ed·ly adverb
- qua·si-wick·ed adjective
- qua·si-wick·ed·ly adverb
- un·wick·ed adjective
- un·wick·ed·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of wicked1
Example Sentences
Two women have been jailed for their part in a monkey torture ring and behaviour described by the judge as "depraved, sickening and wicked".
Using the imagery of crusades, he assailed “the late unholy war with the Indians” and the “wicked crusade against the peace of Mexico” during the 1830s.
It was a wicked and wild wind, blew down the doors to let him in.
"If you isolate people and make the outside world seem to be wicked and bad and damaging, they’ve got nowhere else to turn other than the group and that locks them in."
It is based on a 1995 novel of the same name, which retells the story of “The Wizard of Oz” in a revisionist light, with the wicked witch as the main character.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say wicked?
Someone or something wicked is morally bad in principle or practice. But calling someone or something wicked isn’t quite the same as calling them bad, evil, or ill. Find out why on Thesaurus.com.
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