vicious

1. a. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect. Source: opted

2. a. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct. Source: opted

3. a. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. Source: opted

4. a. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms. Source: opted

5. a. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse. Source: opted

6. a. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. Source: opted

7. adj. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering Source: wordnet

8. adj. having the nature of vice Source: wordnet

9. adj. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure Source: wordnet

10. adj. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful Source: wordnet

11. 1. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect. Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. Shak. The title of these lords was vicious in its origin. Burke. A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. De Quincey. 2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct. Who . . . heard this heavy curse, Servant of servants, on his vicious race. Milton. 3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. Dryden. 4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms. 5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse. 6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. [Colloq.] Syn. -- Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved. -- Vi"cious*ly, adv. -- Vi"cious*ness, n. Source: webster

12. j:100 s (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering s having the nature of vice s bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure s marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful Source: ecdict

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