Definition of vicious

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  • vicious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • vicious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • vicious is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of vicious

  • having the nature of vice (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. evil
  • marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful (adjective)

    Examples

    1. vicious gossip

    Synonyms

    1. poisonous
    2. venomous
  • (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (adjective)

    Examples

    1. vicious kicks

    Synonyms

    1. barbarous
    2. brutal
    3. cruel
    4. fell
    5. roughshod
    6. savage
  • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. condemnable
    2. criminal
    3. deplorable
    4. reprehensible

See definition of vicious in Merriam Webster