wicked
pronunciation
How to pronounce wicked in British English:
UK [wɪkt , ˈwɪkɪd]
How to pronounce wicked in American English:
US [wɪkt , ˈwɪkɪd]
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- Adjective:
- morally bad in principle or practice
- having committed unrighteous acts
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- morally bad or wrong
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Word Origin
- wicked
- wicked: [13] Wicked and witch are closely related. Wicked is an extension, using the suffix -ed, of the now obsolete adjective wick ‘wicked’. And this in turn originated as an adjectival use of Old English wicca ‘wizard’, whose feminine form is the ancestor of modern English witch.=> witch
- wicked (adj.)
- c. 1200, extended form of earlier wick "bad, wicked, false" (12c.), which apparently is an adjectival use of Old English wicca "wizard" (see wicca). Formed as if a past participle, but there is no corresponding verb. For evolution, compare wretched from wretch. Slang ironic sense of "wonderful" first attested 1920, in F. Scott Fitzgerald. As an adverb from early 15c. Related: Wickedly.
Example
- 1. A ghoulish tale with wicked humor and stunning animation .
- 2. These include funny shorts , wicked commercials and music videos .
- 3. And you 're simply a wicked , cruel magician like the ones in the stories .
- 4. But while smith does indeed deliver a superbly wicked example of that genre , this is only a small part of her achievement .
- 5. However , to the man who does not work but trusts god who justifies the wicked , his faith is credited as righteousness .