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Dictionary: wick·ed   (wĭk'ĭd) pronunciation
 
adj., -er, -est.
  1. Evil by nature and in practice: “this wicked man Hitler, the repository and embodiment of many forms of soul-destroying hatred” (Winston S. Churchill).
  2. Playfully malicious or mischievous: a wicked prank; a critic's wicked wit.
  3. Severe and distressing: a wicked cough; a wicked gash; wicked driving conditions.
  4. Highly offensive; obnoxious: a wicked stench.
  5. Slang. Strikingly good, effective, or skillful: a wicked curve ball; a wicked imitation.
adv. Slang.

Used as an intensive: “a … body suit, which she describes as wicked comfortable” (Nathan Cobb).

[Middle English, alteration of wicke, ultimately from Old English wicca, sorcerer. See witch.]

wickedly wick'ed·ly adv.
wickedness wick'ed·ness n.
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Thesaurus: wicked
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adjective

  1. Morally objectionable: bad, black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, peccant, reprobate, sinful, vicious, wrong. See right/wrong.
  2. Characterized by intense ill will or spite: black, despiteful, evil, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean2, nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious. Slang bitchy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.
  3. Hard to treat, manage, or cope with: troublesome. Informal pesky. Slang mean2. See easy/hard.

 
Antonyms: wicked
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adj

Definition: corrupt, bad
Antonyms: decent, good, moral, nice

adj

Definition: destructive, troublesome
Antonyms: aiding, assisting, helpful, useful, worthwhile

adj

Definition: expert
Antonyms: amateur


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adj. - Morally bad in principle or practice.

pronunciation The sun shines even on the wicked. — Seneca

 
Translations: Wicked
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - slet, ond, syndig, ondskabsfuld, ugudelig, uartig, slem, elendig
adv. - slet, ond, syndig, ondskabsfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
slecht, ondeugend, goddeloos, vreselijk

Français (French)
adj. - méchant, cruel, pernicieux, mauvais (intention), malicieux, pervers, redoutable (arme), cinglant (sarcasme), sale (gâchis), super (fam)
adv. - avec malice, avec méchanceté

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlecht, böse, verrucht, boshaft, mutwillig, schalkhaft, (Slang) großartig
adv. - sehr

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κακός, μοχθηρός, κακοήθης, απαίσιος, διεστραμμένος, (καθομ.) έξοχος, φίνος
adv. - (καθομ.) έξοχα, φίνα

Italiano (Italian)
cattivo, villano, vizioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mau (m)
adv. - perigosamente

Русский (Russian)
нечестивцы, злобный, порочный, безнравственный, нехороший, опасный, плохой, неприятный, чрезмерный, грешный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malvado, perverso, infame, vil, pícaro, travieso
adv. - malamente, infamemente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ond, omoralisk, otäck, fräck
adv. - ont, omoraliskt, otäckt, fräckt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
坏的, 缺德的, 邪恶的, 邪恶地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 壞的, 缺德的, 邪惡的
adv. - 邪惡地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 악한, 심술궂은, 위험한
adv. - 나쁘게, 심술 궂게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 邪悪な, いたずらな, ひどい, 有害な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رديئ, شرير, مؤذ, حرون, كريه, خطر, مزعج, خبيث, مولع بالأذيه, هائل, بارع, ممتاز (ظرف) ببراعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חוטא, רע, רשע, זדוני, מושחת, קשור באלמוות, מצויין, יוצא מן הכלל‬
adv. - ‮מאד (מדוברת), לגמרי‬


 
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