vicious
Example Sentences
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Under the photo were comments posted by other social-media users—all in Albanian, many of them vicious.
Meanwhile, the rise of formidable local rivals has crowded the market and driven vicious price wars, eating into profit margins.
"And it was pretty vicious, it was pretty nasty, it was absolutely directed in a very personal way at me."
From BBC
Jessica Smith, data and insights officer at the charity, said fuel poverty caused a "vicious cycle" that led to damp homes, further debt, illness and mental health struggles.
From BBC
Among the hundreds of messages that poured in, an alarming cohort spoke to the vicious cycle of online hatred they see and the isolation they feel on social media.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
