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viciously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a vicious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was viciously attacked

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brutally, savagely

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rajusti — in a vicious manner
  • Finnish: tuhoisasti — in a vicious manner
  • Finnish: raa’asti — in a vicious manner
  • Finnish: julmasti — in a vicious manner
  • Spanish: corruptamente — in a vicious manner