wicked
Usage
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Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits.
Example Sentences
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There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.
From Salon
Debt is also getting pushed higher due to interest expenses on it, a wicked feedback loop.
From Barron's
Prince Harry was among those who defended her early on, telling the British press in 2005 that she was “not the wicked stepmother” and had “made our father very happy.”
From Washington Post
"Jock's charisma, wicked sense of humour, generosity, passion and love for food and his family cannot be measured. He will be greatly missed."
From BBC
“Don’t Call Me Home” is fully cooked, wicked in its humor and often heartbreaking.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
