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wicked Definition

wicked (wik′id)

adjective

    1. morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved
    2. vicious; cruel the wicked king
  2. painful, unpleasant, etc. a wicked blow on the head
  3. naughty in a playful way; mischievous
  4. ☆ Slang showing great skill he plays a wicked game of golf

Etymology: ME < wikke, evil, akin to OE wicce, witch

wicked Related Forms

wick′·edly adverb wick′·ed·ness noun

wicked Synonyms

wicked

modif.

  1. Morally evil

    evil, immoral, unethical, corrupt, unprincipled, sinful, bad, base, foul, gross, dissolute, wayward, irreligious, blasphemous, profane, evil-minded, vile, degenerate, depraved, incorrigible, heartless, shameless, degraded, debauched, hard, toughened, disreputable, infamous, indecent, mean, remorseless, reprobate, salacious, iniquitous, scandalous, atrocious, contemptible, nasty, rotten*, low-down*, good-for-nothing*, dirty*. *

    Antonyms good*, virtuous*, pure*. *

  2. Capable of doing great damage

    vicious, fiendish, diabolical, hellish, villainous, rascally, devilish, malevolent, malicious, plotting, conspiratorial, iniquitous, flagrant, nefarious, criminal, heinous, murderous, tricky, sinister, ignoble, monstrous, opprobrious, felonious, dangerous, cutthroat, ratty*, slippery*, crooked*. *

    Antonyms honest*, just*, kind. *

  3. Naughty

    naughty, mischievous, roguish; see naughty.

wicked and evil both connote willful violation of a moral code, but evil often has ominous or malevolent implications an evil hour, and wicked is sometimes weakened in a playful way to mean merely mischievous wicked with; ill, which is slightly weaker than evil in its implications of immorality, is now used chiefly in certain idiomatic phrases ill-gotten gains; naughty today implies mere mischievousness or disobedience a naughty child; bad, in this comparison, is the broadest term, ranging in implication from merely unsatisfactory to utterly depraved

wicked Usage Examples

Object

way: Something Wicked This Way Comes What is the origin of the line " Something wicked this way comes " ?

Adjective complement with noun phrase

do: You can become a celebrity by doing something wicked, mean, bad and nasty.

Modifies a noun

  • stepmother: It's a world of charming rustics, sinister barons and wicked, wicked stepmothers.
  • deflexion: Matt Derbyshire gave Blackburn a second minute lead with a shot that took a wicked deflexion on its way past Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme.
  • witch: They discuss why Megan is the " wicked witch of the West " .
  • uncle: Even wicked uncle Claudius bore more than a slight resemblance to Alan Rickman crossed with Russell Crowe.
  • deed: Do people use to for wicked deeds, or for happy times?
  • husbandman: The parable of the wicked husbandmen ( Mt. xxi.

Modifying Another Word

  • deliciously: A deliciously wicked reply came to mind immediately instead of 5 minutes too late as so often happens.
  • desperately: The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
  • wonderfully: Her vocal powers also include a wonderfully wicked laugh.
  • absolutely: It's also absolutely wicked for ' whooshes ' and special FX and things like that.
  • totally: A totally wicked guide to the USA A holiday in America is a dream come true for most children.
  • truly: Day 4 - Thursday A short drive up into Snowdonia National Park takes us through some truly wicked scenery.

Infinitive complement

see: Hope you enjoyed mon night, was wicked to see everyone again!

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Some members of his rogues gallery do not seem so wicked to me: they have always patted my dog in a kindly way.
  • sound: Me 17 and him 40 something have done loads of cycles before and your site makes it sound wicked.
  • look: Posted by: Stuart | November 10, 2003 10:42 AM looking wicked!
  • feel: Men thought mankind wicked because they felt wicked themselves.
  • get: This acapella runs over this track and over Chad Jackson's " Hear the Drummer ( Get Wicked ) " .