WICKEDNESS


Meaning of WICKEDNESS in English

noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English, from wicked (I) + -ness

1.

a. : the quality or state of being wicked : evil , sinfulness

policies of almost unmitigated wickedness — Alfred Cobban

b. : wicked character or conduct : vice

though the bars are closed … wickedness goes on — Green Peyton

2. : something wicked : a wicked action

rushed off to some of her wickednesses — Joseph Conrad

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