transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-shəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vicios, from Latin vitiosus full of faults, corrupt, from vitium vice
Date: 14th century
1. : having the nature or quality of vice or immorality : depraved
2. : defective , faulty ; also : invalid
3. : impure , noxious
4.
a. : dangerously aggressive : savage
a vicious dog
b. : marked by violence or ferocity : fierce
a vicious fight
5. : malicious , spiteful
vicious gossip
6. : worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other
a vicious wage-price spiral
• vi·cious·ly adverb
• vi·cious·ness noun
Synonyms:
vicious , villainous , iniquitous , nefarious , corrupt , degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence
a vicious gangster
villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic
a villainous assault
iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairness
an iniquitous system of taxation
nefarious suggests flagrant breaching of time-honored laws and traditions of conduct
the nefarious rackets of organized crime
corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations
city hall was rife with corrupt politicians
degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition
a degenerate regime propped up by foreign powers