VICIOUS


Meaning of VICIOUS in English

■ adjective

1》 cruel or violent.

↘(of an animal) wild and dangerous.

2》 literary immoral.

3》 archaic (of language or reasoning) imperfect; defective.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~ or L. vitiosus , from vitium 'vice'.

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