vicious

[ vish-uhs ]
/ ˈvɪʃ əs /

adjective

Origin of vicious

1300–50; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin vitiōsus, equivalent to viti(um) fault, vice1 + -ōsus -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM vicious

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH vicious

vicious viscose viscous

Example sentences from the Web for viciously

British Dictionary definitions for viciously

vicious
/ (ˈvɪʃəs) /

adjective

Derived forms of vicious

viciously, adverb viciousness, noun

Word Origin for vicious

C14: from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitiōsus full of faults, from vitium a defect