"viciously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more viciously [comparative], most viciously [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|viciously}} Middle English viciously, {{suffix|en|vicious|ly}} vicious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} viciously (comparative more viciously, superlative most viciously)
  1. In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously. Synonyms: vitiously [obsolete] Translations (in a vicious manner): rajusti (Finnish), tuhoisasti (Finnish), raa’asti (Finnish), julmasti (Finnish), corruptamente (Spanish)

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