"vicious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɪʃəs/ Audio: en-us-vicious.ogg [US] Forms: more vicious [comparative], viciouser [comparative], most vicious [superlative], viciousest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəs 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. Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} *dwóh₁, {{PIE word|en|dwóh₁}} PIE word *dwóh₁, {{inh|en|enm|vicious}} Middle English vicious, {{der|en|xno|vicious}} Anglo-Norman vicious, {{cog|fr|vicieux}} French vicieux, {{der|en|la|vitiōsus}} Latin vitiōsus, {{m|la|vitium||fault, vice}} vitium (“fault, vice”), {{af|en|vice|-ous}} vice + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} vicious (comparative more vicious or viciouser, superlative most vicious or viciousest)
  1. Violent, destructive and cruel. Translations (violent, destructive): зъл (zǎl) (Bulgarian), злобен (zloben) (Bulgarian), raju (Finnish), tuhoisa (Finnish), väkivaltainen (Finnish), violent (e) (French), destructif [feminine, masculine] (French), destructive [feminine, masculine] (French), დამანგრეველი (damangreveli) (Georgian), აგრესიული (agresiuli) (Georgian), gewalttätig (German), destruktiv (German), violento (Italian), 狂暴 (kyōbō) (english: violent, furious) (Japanese), 危険 (kiken) (english: dangerous) (Japanese), bezwzględny (Polish), zacietrzewiony (Polish), злой (zloj) (Russian), зло́бный (zlóbnyj) (Russian), я́ростный (járostnyj) (Russian), свире́пый (svirépyj) (Russian), agresif (Turkish), saldırgan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-vicious-en-adj-uGUGLNfk Disambiguation of 'violent, destructive': 89 8 3
  2. Savage and aggressive. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (savage, aggressive): bravu (Asturian), raaka (Finnish), julma (Finnish), ärhäkkä (Finnish), aggressiivinen (Finnish), აგრესიული (agresiuli) (Georgian), ველური (veluri) (Georgian), grausam (German), aggressiv (German), aggressivo (Italian), 狂暴 (kyōbō) (english: violent, furious) (Japanese), 危険 (kiken) (english: dangerous) (Japanese), narowisty (Polish), agresif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-vicious-en-adj-edCyUbG3 Disambiguation of Personality: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of 'savage, aggressive': 12 84 4
  3. (archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity. Tags: archaic Translations (pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity): արատավոր (aratavor) (Armenian), порочен (poročen) (Bulgarian), mapintas nga (Cebuano), neřestný (Czech), malvirta (Esperanto), paheellinen (Finnish), vicieux (French), მანკიერი (manḳieri) (Georgian), ბიწიერი (bic̣ieri) (Georgian), უზნეო (uzneo) (Georgian), böse (German), boshaft (German), übel (German), unmoralisch (German), 𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (unmanariggws) (Gothic), ajọ (Igbo), ainbhéasach (Irish), coirpe (Irish), drochmhúinte (Irish), duáilceach (Irish), mínáireach (Irish), oilbhéasach (Irish), olc (Irish), 悪徳 (akutoku) (english: dishonest, crooked) (Japanese), 堕落した (daraku shita) (english: corrupt, depraved) (Japanese), ganas (Javanese), vitiosus (Latin), поро́чный (poróčnyj) (Russian), vicioso (Spanish), illvillig (Swedish), elak (Swedish), ond (Swedish), omoralisk (Swedish), ahlaksız (Turkish), kötü (Turkish), muzır (Turkish), gwydus (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-vicious-en-adj-UruYBWph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 29 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 29 25 46 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 14 20 11 20 8 18 2 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scathy, vitious [obsolete] Derived forms: vicious circle, vicious cycle, vicious intromission Related terms: vice#Related_terms

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          "word": "արատավոր"
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          "roman": "poročen",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "порочен"
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          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "mapintas nga"
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          "word": "neřestný"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "manḳieri",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "მანკიერი"
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        {
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "bic̣ieri",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "ბიწიერი"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uzneo",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "უზნეო"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "boshaft"
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "unmoralisch"
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          "code": "got",
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          "roman": "unmanariggws",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃"
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          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "ajọ"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "ainbhéasach"
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        {
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "coirpe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "drochmhúinte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "duáilceach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "mínáireach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "oilbhéasach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "olc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "dishonest, crooked",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "akutoku",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "悪徳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "corrupt, depraved",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "daraku shita",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "堕落した"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "ganas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "vitiosus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poróčnyj",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "поро́чный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "vicioso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "illvillig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "elak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "ond"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "omoralisk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "ahlaksız"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "kötü"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "muzır"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 97",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
          "word": "gwydus"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɪʃəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃəs"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      ],
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    }
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}
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Anglo-Norman",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *dwóh₁",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ous",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Old French adjectives",
    "Old French entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old French lemmas",
    "Old French terms derived from Latin",
    "Old French terms inherited from Latin",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪʃəs",
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      "word": "vicious circle"
    },
    {
      "word": "vicious cycle"
    },
    {
      "word": "vicious intromission"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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      "form": "more vicious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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      "form": "most vicious",
      "tags": [
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          "destructive",
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        ],
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      ]
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          "ref": "1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days",
          "text": "He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school. He hadn't the faintest idea what to with a cold in the head, he just took quinine and continued to blow his nose.",
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        }
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        "Savage and aggressive."
      ],
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        [
          "Savage",
          "savage"
        ],
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          "aggressive",
          "aggressive"
        ]
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": ", Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.195",
          "text": "We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious."
        }
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        "Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity."
      ],
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          "vice",
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          "immorality"
        ],
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          "depravity",
          "depravity"
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        "(archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity."
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɪʃəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃəs"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-vicious.ogg",
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    {
      "word": "scathy"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "vitious"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zǎl",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "зъл"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zloben",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "злобен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "raju"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "tuhoisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "väkivaltainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "violent (e)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "destructif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "destructive"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "damangreveli",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "დამანგრეველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "agresiuli",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "აგრესიული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "gewalttätig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "destruktiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "violento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "violent, furious",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōbō",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "狂暴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "dangerous",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiken",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "危険"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "bezwzględny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "zacietrzewiony"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zloj",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "злой"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlóbnyj",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "зло́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "járostnyj",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "я́ростный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svirépyj",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "свире́пый"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "agresif"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "violent, destructive",
      "word": "saldırgan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "bravu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "raaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "julma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "ärhäkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "aggressiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "agresiuli",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "აგრესიული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "veluri",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "ველური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "grausam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "aggressiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "aggressivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "violent, furious",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyōbō",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "狂暴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "dangerous",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kiken",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "危険"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "narowisty"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "savage, aggressive",
      "word": "agresif"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "aratavor",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "արատավոր"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "poročen",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "порочен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "mapintas nga"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "neřestný"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "malvirta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "paheellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "vicieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "manḳieri",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "მანკიერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "bic̣ieri",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "ბიწიერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uzneo",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "უზნეო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "böse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "boshaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "übel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "unmoralisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unmanariggws",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "ig",
      "lang": "Igbo",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "ajọ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "ainbhéasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "coirpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "drochmhúinte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "duáilceach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "mínáireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "oilbhéasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "olc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "dishonest, crooked",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "akutoku",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "悪徳"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "corrupt, depraved",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "daraku shita",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "堕落した"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "ganas"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "vitiosus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poróčnyj",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "поро́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "vicioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "illvillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "elak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "ond"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "omoralisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "ahlaksız"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "kötü"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "muzır"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity",
      "word": "gwydus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vicious"
}

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