Vicious Affair

Vicious, villainous, iniquitous, nefarious, corrupt, degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct. Vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or. See examples of vicious used in a sentence.

A vicious remark is cruel and intended to upset someone. It is a deliberate, nasty and vicious attack on a young man's character. Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly:

Vicious synonyms, vicious pronunciation, vicious translation, english dictionary definition of vicious. Definition of vicious adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Vicious is an adjective that means intentionally harmful or nasty.

If you spread vicious rumors about a person, you're telling people things that will hurt her feelings or ruin her reputation. I know you're upset with her, but there's no need to be vicious. He lashed out viciously at his critics.

How does the adjective vicious differ from other similar words? Some common synonyms of vicious are corrupt, degenerate, iniquitous, nefarious, and villainous.