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- pronunciation:
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adjective |
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If a dog is vicious, it will attack people or other animals in a frightening way that usually causes serious injuries. A vicious person acts in a cruel way to others or in both a cruel and very violent way. If an attack is vicious, it is carried out in a frightening and violent way, and the injury is very serious.
The dog had been trained to be vicious and became a danger even to its owner.The man's injuries showed that he had been the victim of a vicious attack.The lawyer felt that his client had done some bad things, but he didn't believe the young man was vicious.Leah's comment was vicious, and it hurt Sabrina's feelings a lot.- synonyms:
- cruel, fierce, savage, violent
- antonyms:
- gentle
- similar words:
- brutal, dangerous, evil, wild
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mean, nasty, tough |
| derivations: |
viciously (adv.), viciousness (n.) |
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