| ADJECTIVE | all | vicious, barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering |
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| all | vicious, evil | having the nature of vice | |
| all | vicious, condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible | bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | |
| all | vicious, poisonous, venomous | marked by deep ill ... / ill will |
| Sounds | vih'shahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. | |
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| Example | "vicious kicks" | |
| Synonyms | barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage | |
| Broader | inhumane | lacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion |
| Spanish | atroz, bárbaro, brutal, cruel, feroz, salvaje | |
| Catalan | atroç, bàrbar, brutal, cruel, feroç, ferotge, salvatge | |
| Nouns | viciousness | the trait of extreme / extreme cruelty |
| Adverbs | viciously | in a vicious / vicious / vicious manner |
| Meaning | Having the nature of vice. | |
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| Synonym | evil | |
| Broader | wicked | morally bad in principle / principle or practice |
| Spanish | depravado, vicioso | |
| Nouns | vice | a specific form of evildoing |
| viciousness | the trait of extreme / extreme cruelty | |
| Meaning | Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure. | |
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| Synonyms | condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible | |
| Broader | wrong | contrary to conscience or morality or law |
| Spanish | censurable, condenable, deplorable, reprensible, vergonzoso | |
| Catalan | censurable, condemnable, reprensible, vergonyós | |
| Meaning | marked by deep ill ... / ill will; deliberately harmful. | |
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| Example | "vicious gossip" | |
| Synonyms | poisonous, venomous | |
| Broader | malicious | Having the nature of or resulting from malice |
| Spanish | malintencionado, pernicioso, venenoso | |
| Catalan | malintencionat, perniciós | |
| Nouns | viciousness | the trait of extreme / extreme cruelty |
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