vicious

adjective

/ˈvɪʃəs/

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violent and cruel synonym brutal
- a vicious attack
- a vicious criminal
- She has a vicious temper.
- Police described te robbery as particularly vicious.
Extra Examples
- a particularly vicious and brutal crime
- He was set upon by vicious thugs.
- This was a particularly vicious assault.
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(of animals) aggressive and dangerous
- a vicious dog
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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- be
- look
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adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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(of an attack, criticism, etc.) full of hate and anger
- She wrote me a vicious letter.
- The newspapers launched a vicious attack on him, forcing him to resign.
- The article was vicious in its criticism of the prime minister.
Extra Examples
- I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations.
- She wrote me a vicious letter after the incident.
- The committee was particularly vicious in its criticism of the management.
- They conducted a vicious campaign of misinformation and propaganda.
- The play is a vicious attack on the nouveau riche.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- sound
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(informal) very bad or severe
- a vicious headache
- a vicious spiral of rising prices
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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- be
- look
- sound
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adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘characterized by immorality’): from Old French vicious or Latin vitiosus, from vitium ‘vice’.

单词	vicious
释义	vicious adjective /ˈvɪʃəs/ /ˈvɪʃəs/ jump to other results violent and cruel synonym brutal a vicious attack a vicious criminal She has a vicious temper. Police described te robbery as particularly vicious. Extra Examples a particularly vicious and brutal crime He was set upon by vicious thugs. This was a particularly vicious assault. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (of animals) aggressive and dangerous a vicious dog Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (of an attack, criticism, etc.) full of hate and anger She wrote me a vicious letter. The newspapers launched a vicious attack on him, forcing him to resign. The article was vicious in its criticism of the prime minister. Extra Examples I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious insinuations. She wrote me a vicious letter after the incident. The committee was particularly vicious in its criticism of the management. They conducted a vicious campaign of misinformation and propaganda. The play is a vicious attack on the nouveau riche. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (informal) very bad or severe a vicious headache a vicious spiral of rising prices Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look sound … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘characterized by immorality’): from Old French vicious or Latin vitiosus, from vitium ‘vice’.
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