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wickeder |
Overview of adj wicked The adj wicked has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wicked -- (morally bad in principle or practice) 2. (1) sinful, unholy, wicked -- (having committed unrighteous acts "a sinful person") 3. (1) severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough") 4. evil, wicked -- (morally bad or wrong "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds") 5. disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench") Antonyms of adj wicked 5 senses of wicked Sense 1 wicked (vs. virtuous) virtuous (vs. wicked) => impeccable => impeccant, innocent, sinless Sense 2 sinful, unholy, wicked INDIRECT (VIA unrighteous) -> righteous Sense 3 severe, terrible, wicked INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 4 evil (vs. good), wicked Sense 5 disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive Similarity of adj wicked 5 senses of wicked Sense 1 wicked (vs. virtuous) => depraved, evil, vicious => iniquitous, sinful, ungodly => irreclaimable, irredeemable, unredeemable, unreformable => nefarious, villainous => peccable, peccant => heavy Also See-> evil#1, wicked#4; immoral#1; impious#1; unrighteous#1; wrong#2 Sense 2 sinful, unholy, wicked => unrighteous (vs. righteous) Sense 3 severe, terrible, wicked => intense (vs. mild) Sense 4 evil (vs. good), wicked => atrocious, flagitious, grievous, heinous, monstrous => bad immoral => black, dark, sinister => corruptive, perversive => demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy => despicable, ugly, vile, unworthy => devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelian, mephistophelean => evil-minded Also See-> bad#1; immoral#1; offensive#5; unrighteous#1; wicked#1; wrong#2 Sense 5 disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky => offensive (vs. inoffensive) Attributes of adj wicked 1 of 5 senses of wicked Sense 4 evil (vs. good), wicked => evil, evilness Familiarity of adj wicked wicked used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj wicked most wicked wicked Overview of adj wicked The adj wicked has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (2) wicked -- (morally bad in principle or practice) 2. (1) sinful, unholy, wicked -- (having committed unrighteous acts "a sinful person") 3. (1) severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough") 4. evil, wicked -- (morally bad or wrong "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds") 5. disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, wicked, yucky -- (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench")
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