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wicked

/ˈwɪk.ɪd/

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What does wicked mean?

adjective

  1. Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
  2. Harsh; severe.
  3. (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful; exceptional.
More meanings (7)

noun

  1. Wicked (evil) people collectively.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of wick

adjective

  1. Having a wick.
  2. Infested with maggots.
  3. Alternative form of wick, as applying to inanimate objects only.
  4. (obsolete) Active; brisk.

adverb

  1. (archaic, slang) To a superlative extent, very, extremely

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈwɪk.ɪd/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/wɪkt/
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And the more wicked part of the people did wax strong, and became exceedingly more numerous than were the people of God.
Joseph, Jr. Smith; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiProject Gutenberg ebook #17
His back-drawn, snarling lips exposed his great fighting fangs, and his little, wicked, blood-shot eyes gleamed in horrid reflection of his madness.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78
More book examples (3)
Crowds of the wicked and the wretched had been reflected in it, and had passed from its surface and this earth’s together.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98
"Was he," she said, with a glance toward the closed door of the library--"was HE the wicked friend? Oh, do tell me!"
Frances Hodgson BurnettA Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first timeProject Gutenberg ebook #146
“But I am sometimes wicked. When I am wicked I am in high spirits. I was wicked just now to my sister.”
Henry JamesThe EuropeansProject Gutenberg ebook #179