Thesaurus: wicked

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1. a. Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.
2. a. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs.
3. a. Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous.
4. a. Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish.
5. adj. morally bad in principle or practice
6. adj. having committed unrighteous acts
7. adj. intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
8. adj. naughtily or annoyingly playful
9. adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
10. Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp. 1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs. Hence, then, and evil go with thee along, Thy offspring, to the place of evil, hell, Thou and thy wicked crew! Milton. Never, never, wicked man was wise. Pope. 2. Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous. [Obs.] "Wicked dew." Shak. This were a wicked way, but whoso had a guide. P. Plowman. 3. Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish. [Colloq.] Pen looked uncommonly wicked. Thackeray. Syn. -- Iniquitous; sinful; criminal; guilty; immoral; unjust; unrighteous; unholy; irreligious; ungodly; profane; vicious; pernicious; atrocious; nefarious; heinous; flagrant; flagitious; abandoned. See Iniquitous.
11. Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wickedlamp.
12. j:100 a. morally bad in principle or practice