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vicious |
Grep of noun vicious vicious circle vicious cycle viciousness Overview of adj vicious The adj vicious has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks") 2. (2) depraved, evil, vicious -- (having the nature of vice) 3. (1) poisonous, venomous, vicious -- (marked by deep ill will deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip") Antonyms of adj vicious 3 senses of vicious Sense 1 barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious INDIRECT (VIA inhumane) -> humane Sense 2 depraved, evil, vicious INDIRECT (VIA wicked) -> virtuous Sense 3 poisonous, venomous, vicious INDIRECT (VIA malevolent) -> benevolent, good Similarity of adj vicious 3 senses of vicious Sense 1 barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious => inhumane (vs. humane) Sense 2 depraved, evil, vicious => wicked (vs. virtuous) Sense 3 poisonous, venomous, vicious => malevolent (vs. benevolent), malicious Attributes of adj vicious Familiarity of adj vicious vicious used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj vicious vicious Overview of adj vicious The adj vicious has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks") 2. (2) depraved, evil, vicious -- (having the nature of vice) 3. (1) poisonous, venomous, vicious -- (marked by deep ill will deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip")
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