vicious — deliberately cruel or violent
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: deliberately cruel or violent
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈvɪʃəs/
Korean meaning: 악의적인, 잔인한
Korean pronunciation: **비**셔스
Example Sentences
- My neighbor's cat is so vicious, it attacked my pizza delivery guy twice!
- The vicious storm destroyed half the town's WiFi towers.
- She broke the vicious cycle of eating ice cream while watching sad movies.
vicious
ADJECTIVE//ˈvɪʃəs//
deliberately cruel or violent
A vicious bully deliberately pushes a smaller child off the swing
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A vicious chef makes delicious treats look suspicious
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Origin
From Latin 'vitiosus' meaning 'faulty' or 'defective', derived from 'vitium' meaning 'fault' or 'vice'. The word evolved through Old French 'vicious' to enter Middle English with the sense of moral depravity and violent behavior.
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“My neighbor's cat is so vicious, it attacked my pizza delivery guy twice!”
“The vicious storm destroyed half the town's WiFi towers.”
“She broke the vicious cycle of eating ice cream while watching sad movies.”
“The celebrity faced vicious online harassment after the scandal.”
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