vicious

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Violent, destructive and cruel.
2. Savage and aggressive.
3. (archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

Sinonieme

wicked

evil

bad

👎

cruel

malicious

depraved

savage

brutal

nasty

ruthless

fierce

vile

spiteful

venomous

malignant

evil-minded

base

merciless

mean

corrupt

villainous

sinful

condemnable

sinister

ferocious

poisonous

fell

barbarous

naughty

malevolent

reprehensible

wrong

deplorable

heartless

immoral

criminal

unkind

severe

roughshod

sharp

violent

pitiless

nefarious

misfortune

mischievous

perverse

profligate

angry

😠

despicable

maleficent

Vertalings

kwaadaardig

vizioso

vicieux

vicioso

méchant

vals

lasterhaft

φαύλος

böse

boosaardig

kötü

👎

snood

brutal

hatelijk

boshaft

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvɪʃəs/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: vicious

Verwante met Frans: vicieux

In summary

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English vicious, from Anglo-Norman vicious, (modern French vicieux), from Latin vitiōsus, from vitium (“fault, vice”). Equivalent to vice + -ous.