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wicked

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wick·ed  (wkd)
adj. wick·ed·er, wick·ed·est
1. Evil by nature and in practice: "this wicked man Hitler, the repository and embodiment of many forms of soul-destroying hatred" Winston S. Churchill.
2. Playfully malicious or mischievous: a wicked prank; a critic's wicked wit.
3. Severe and distressing: a wicked cough; a wicked gash; wicked driving conditions.
4. Highly offensive; obnoxious: a wicked stench.
5. Slang Strikingly good, effective, or skillful: a wicked curve ball; a wicked imitation.
adv. Slang
Used as an intensive: "a ... body suit, which she describes as wicked comfortable" Nathan Cobb.

[Middle English, alteration of wicke, ultimately from Old English wicca, sorcerer; see witch.]

wicked·ly adv.
wicked·ness n.

wicked
Adjective
1. morally bad: the wicked queen in `Snow White'
2. playfully mischievous or roguish: let's be wicked and go skinny-dipping
3. dangerous or unpleasant: there was a wicked cut over his eye
4. Slang very good [Old English wicca sorcerer, wicce witch]
wickedly adv
wickedness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
impious - lacking piety or reverence for a god
wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
virtuous - morally excellent
2.wickedwicked - having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person"
unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law"
3.wicked - intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
4.wicked - naughtily or annoyingly playful; "teasing and worrying with impish laughter"; "a wicked prank"
playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"
5.wickedwicked - highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

wicked
adjective 5. (Slang) expert, great (informal) strong, powerful, masterly, wonderful, outstanding, remarkable, ace (informal) first-class, marvellous, mighty, dazzling, skilful, A1 (informal) adept, deft, adroit
Translations
Spanish wicked [ˈwɪkɪd] adjmalvado, cruel
French wicked [ˈwɪkɪd] adjméchant(e) (= mischievous) [grin, look] → espiègle, malicieux/euse; [crime] → pervers(e) (= terrible) [prices, weather] → épouvantable;
(inf) (= very good); génial(e) (inf)

German wicked [ˈwɪkɪd] adj [crime, person] → böse; [smile, wit] → frech;
(inf) [prices] → unverschämt;
(000) [weather] → schrecklich

Italian wicked [ˈwɪkɪd] adjcattivo/a, malvagio/a (= mischievous); malizioso/a (= terrible) [prices, weather] → terribile

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We are so grateful to you for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East, and for setting our people free from bondage.
A WICKED Old Man finding himself ill sent for a Physician, who prescribed for him and went away.
There was something in Kate's manner that was not to be resisted, and so Nathaniel Pipkin complied with the invitation; and after a great deal of blushing on his part, and immoderate laughter on that of the wicked little cousin, Nathaniel Pipkin went down on his knees on the dewy grass, and declared his resolution to remain there for ever, unless he were permitted to rise the accepted lover of Maria Lobbs.
 
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