wicked
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wick·ed
(wĭk′ĭd)adj. wick·ed·er, wick·ed·est
1. Evil or immoral: "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.]
wick′ed·ly adv.
wick′ed·ness n.
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wicked
(ˈwɪkɪd)adj
1.
a. morally bad in principle or practice
b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the wicked.
2. mischievous or roguish, esp in a playful way: a wicked grin.
3. causing injury or harm
4. troublesome, unpleasant, or offensive
5. slang very good
[C13: from dialect wick, from Old English wicca sorcerer, wicce witch1]
ˈwickedly adv
ˈwickedness n
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wick•ed
(ˈwɪk ɪd)adj. -er, -est,
adv. adj.
1. evil or morally bad; sinful.
2. mischievous or playfully malicious.
3. distressingly severe, as weather.
4. unjustifiable; dreadful; beastly: wicked prices.
5. having a bad disposition; ill-natured; mean.
6. spiteful; vicious: a wicked tongue.
7. hazardous; dangerous: wicked roads.
8. unpleasant; foul: a wicked odor.
9. Slang. wonderful; great.
adv. 10. Slang. very; totally: a wicked cool shirt.
[1225–75; Middle English wikked=wikke bad (representing adj. use of Old English wicca wizard; compare witch)]
wick′ed•ly, adv.
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wicked
- facinorous - Extremely wicked.
- flagitious - Criminally wicked.
- scelestious, scelestic - Other terms for wicked are scelestious and scelestic.
- wicked - Probably based on Old English wicca, "witch."
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| Adj. | 1. | wicked - morally bad in principle or practice evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law" virtuous - morally excellent |
| 2. |  wicked - having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law" | |
| 3. | 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" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" | |
| 4. |  wicked - naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school" | |
| 5. |  wicked - 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"foul, loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, yucky, disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, repellent offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
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wicked
adjective
1. bad, evil, corrupt, vile, guilty, abandoned, foul, vicious, worthless, shameful, immoral, scandalous, atrocious, sinful, heinous, depraved, debased, devilish, amoral, egregious, abominable, fiendish, villainous, unprincipled, nefarious, dissolute, iniquitous, irreligious, black-hearted, impious, unrighteous, maleficent, flagitious She flew at me, shouting how evil and wicked I was.
bad good, principled, moral, noble, ethical, honourable, benevolent, virtuous
bad good, principled, moral, noble, ethical, honourable, benevolent, virtuous
2. mischievous, playful, impish, devilish, arch, teasing, naughty, cheeky, rascally, incorrigible, raffish, roguish, rakish, tricksy, puckish, waggish She has a delightfully wicked sense of humour.
mischievous good, mannerly, obedient, well-behaved
mischievous good, mannerly, obedient, well-behaved
3. agonizing, terrible, acute, severe, intense, awful, painful, fierce, mighty, dreadful, fearful, gut-wrenching A wicked pain shot through his injured elbow.
4. harmful, terrible, intense, mighty, crashing, dreadful, destructive, injurious The wind gets so wicked you want to stay indoors while the sea rages.
harmful pleasant, mild, harmless, wholesome, innocuous
harmful pleasant, mild, harmless, wholesome, innocuous
5. (Slang) expert, great (informal), strong, powerful, masterly, wonderful, outstanding, remarkable, ace (informal), first-class, marvellous, mighty, dazzling, skilful, A1 (informal), adept, deft, adroit John's a wicked tennis player. He always wins.
Quotations
"There is no peace unto the wicked" Bible: Isaiah
"There is no peace unto the wicked" Bible: Isaiah
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wicked
adjective1. Morally objectionable:
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wicked
[ˈwɪkɪd]A. ADJ
2. (= naughty) [grin, look, suggestion] → pícaro
he gave a wicked grin → sonrió con picardía
a wicked sense of humour → un sentido del humor socarrón
he gave a wicked grin → sonrió con picardía
a wicked sense of humour → un sentido del humor socarrón
3. (fig) [price] → escandaloso; [satire] → muy mordaz, cruel; [temper] → terrible; (= very bad) → horroroso, horrible
a wicked waste → un despilfarro escandaloso
it's wicked weather → hace un tiempo horrible
it's a wicked car to start → este coche es horrible para arrancar
a wicked waste → un despilfarro escandaloso
it's wicked weather → hace un tiempo horrible
it's a wicked car to start → este coche es horrible para arrancar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wicked
(ˈwikid) adjectiveˈwickedly adverbˈwickedness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
wicked
→ malvadoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009