viciously
English
Alternative forms
- vitiously (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly.
Adverb
viciously (comparative more viciously, superlative most viciously)
- In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.
Translations
in a vicious manner
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Middle English
Etymology
From vicious + -ly.
Alternative forms
- veciously, vicously, vicioseli, visciousli, viciusly, viciosly, vycioousely
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /visiˈuːsliː/, /visˈjuːsliː/, /ˈvisjusliː/
Adverb
viciously
- sinfully, evilly
Descendants
- English: viciously
References
- “viciǒuslī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-01.