"wickedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈwɪkɪdli/ Audio: En-au-wickedly.ogg [Australia] Forms: more wickedly [comparative], most wickedly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyk-|id=separate}}, {{inh|en|enm|wyckedly}} Middle English wyckedly, {{m|enm|wykkedlyche}} wykkedlyche, {{suf|en|wicked|ly|id2=adverbial}} wicked + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} wickedly (comparative more wickedly, superlative most wickedly)
  1. In a wicked manner. Translations (in a wicked manner): ilkeästi (Finnish), häijysti (Finnish), mauvaisement (French), méchamment (French), cruellement (French), perversamente (Portuguese), malvadamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wickedly-en-adv-PG1h047U Disambiguation of 'in a wicked manner': 91 9
  2. (US, slang) very Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-wickedly-en-adv-TGpIOfg9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 19 81

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