viciously

vi·cious  (vshs)

adj.

1. Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved.

2. Given to vice, immorality, or depravity.

3. Spiteful; malicious: vicious gossip.

4. Disposed to or characterized by violent or destructive behavior. See Synonyms at cruel.

5. Marked by an aggressive disposition; savage. Used chiefly of animals.

6. Severe or intense; fierce: a vicious storm.

7. Faulty, imperfect, or otherwise impaired by defects or a defect: a forced, vicious style of prose.

8. Impure; foul.

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[Middle English, from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitisus, from vitium, vice.]

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vicious·ly adv.

vicious·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

viciously - in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" brutally, savagely

Translations

viciously [ˈvɪʃəslɪ] ADV

1. (= brutally) [attack, beat, stab] → brutalmente, con saña

2. (= maliciously) [say, speak] → con malicia

viciously [ˈvɪʃəsli] adv

[attack, beat] → brutalement

[say] → d'un ton acerbe

viciously

adv

(= violently) → bösartig; hit, kick → brutal; murder → auf grauenhafte Art; the dog viciously attacked him → der Hund fiel wütend über ihn her

(= nastily) → gemein, boshaft; remark → gemein, gehässig; look → böse; think → boshaft

viciously [ˈvɪʃəslɪ] adv (fight) → ferocemente; (hit) → con cattiveria; (speak) → malignamente; (glare) → con odio, velenosamente