vicious

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪʃəs/

The English word “vicious” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Violent, destructive and cruel.
Savage and aggressive.
Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English vicious, from Anglo-Norman vicious, (modern French vicieux), from Latin vitiōsus, from vitium (“fault, vice”). Equivalent to vice + -ous.

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