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viciousness Definition


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vicious
adj
    1. Violent or ferocious.
      Thesaurus: wild, untamed, unruly, feral, bestial, brutal, bloodthirsty, violent, ferocious.
    2. Spiteful or malicious.
      Thesaurus: fiendish, malicious, venomous, heinous, bad, debased, cruel.
    3. Extremely severe or harsh.
    4. Said of reasoning, etc: incorrect or faulty; unsound.
Derivative: viciously
adverb
    Derivative: viciousness
    noun
      The quality of being ferocious or malicious
        Thesaurus: cruelty, brutality, corruption, depravity, malice, rancour, venom, wickedness, violence, savagery; Antonym: gentleness, goodness, virtue.
    Etymology: 14c: from Latin vitiosus faulty.



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