vicious

[US]/ˈvɪʃəs/
[UK]/ˈvɪʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. evil, wicked, cruel, brutal.

Phrases & Collocations

vicious circle

vicious attack

vicious cycle

vicious behavior

vicious spiral

Example Sentences

a vicious kick.

a vicious flu bug.

vicious attacks in all the newspapers.

victims of vicious and calculated assaults.

a nasty, vicious-looking hatchet.

ripped out a vicious oath.

a forced, vicious style of prose.

an incident that turned into a vicious legal donnybrook;

In a recent vicious incident two bombs exploded.

a vicious anonymous letter;

Your vicious dog is menacing my cat!

The drunkard led a vicious life.

He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.

I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations.

the dogs were considered mean, vicious, and a threat.

he was known as a jovial fellow but was not without a vicious temper and a rough tongue.

every soul on earth, virtuous or vicious, shall perish.

He is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,outwardly kind but inwardly vicious!

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