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You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter or a son, but in my family it was my mother. My mother, I would say, was a... very brutal disciplinarian.
Lynn Johnston

Meaning of "viciously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VICIOUSLY

viciously  [ˈvɪʃəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICIOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Viciously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES VICIOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of viciously in the English dictionary

The first definition of viciously in the dictionary is in a manner that is wicked or cruel. Other definition of viciously is in a manner that is characterized by violence or ferocity. Viciously is also in a manner that is characterized by malice.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICIOUSLY


ambitiously
æmˈbɪʃəslɪ
audaciously
ɔːˈdeɪʃəslɪ
auspiciously
ɔːsˈpɪʃəslɪ
avariciously
ˌævəˈrɪʃəslɪ
bodaciously
bəʊˈdeɪʃəslɪ
capriciously
kəˈprɪʃəslɪ
deliciously
dɪˈlɪʃəslɪ
efficaciously
ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəslɪ
expeditiously
ˌekspɪˈdɪʃəslɪ
fictitiously
fɪkˈtɪʃəslɪ
flirtatiously
flɜːˈteɪʃəslɪ
graciously
ˈɡreɪʃəslɪ
judiciously
dʒuːˈdɪʃəslɪ
maliciously
məˈlɪʃəslɪ
ostentatiously
ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəslɪ
salaciously
səˈleɪʃəslɪ
spaciously
ˈspeɪʃəslɪ
surreptitiously
ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ
suspiciously
səˈspɪʃəslɪ
tenaciously
tɪˈneɪʃəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICIOUSLY

vichy water
vichyssois
vichyssoise
vicinage
vicinal
vicinities
vicinity
vicious
vicious circle
vicious cycle
viciousness
vicissitude
vicissitudes
vicissitudinary
vicissitudinous
Vicksburg
Vicky
Vico
vicomte
vicomtesse

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICIOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of viciously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «viciously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICIOUSLY

Find out the translation of viciously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of viciously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «viciously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恶毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saña
570 millions of speakers

English

viciously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूषित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشراسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

злобно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viciosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vicieusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brutal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪意を持って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지독하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jahat banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பைத்தியக்காரத்தனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुष्टपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şiddetle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brutalmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawzięcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злобно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vicios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άγρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wreedaardig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illvilligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viciously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of viciously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICIOUSLY»

The term «viciously» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.395 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICIOUSLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about viciously

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5 QUOTES WITH «VICIOUSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word viciously.
1
Lynn Johnston
You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter or a son, but in my family it was my mother. My mother, I would say, was a... very brutal disciplinarian.
2
Michelle Malkin
It's the progressive left in this country that has viciously and systematically slimed female conservatives for their beliefs. We have the well-worn battle scars to prove it.
3
Cherrie Moraga
I am the daughter of a Chicana and anglo. I think most days I am an embarrassment to both groups. I sometimes hate the white in me so viciously that I long to forget the commitment my skin has imposed upon my life.
4
Scott Ritter
One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you.
5
Bobby Seale
There is an entire generation of young people who know nothing about how viciously the FBI attacked The Black Panther Party, and why.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICIOUSLY»

Discover the use of viciously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to viciously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth
To show that an argument is viciously circular one should not just look at the sentences employed in the argument, but also take account of what the argument presumes to show by its use of the specific sentences. So, for instance, if we look  ...
Stathis Psillos, 2005
2
Challenging Whodunit Puzzles: Dr. Quicksolve's Mini-mysteries
"The ringmaster insisted Claude Viciously use that new lion in his act because he was so big and aggressive — a crowd pleaser," Mrs. Viciously told Dr. J.L. Quicksolve as they sat in her trailer discussing her husband's death. "The lion wasn't ...
Jim Sukach, 1998
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Grammar & Complexity: Language at the Intersection of ...
*a person who, [that Robin attacked t, so viciously] didn't surprise me [(5c,d,e,f)] [ cf a person who, it didn't surprise me that Robin attacked t, so viciously] b. *a person who, [the fact that Robin attacked t,- so viciously] didn't surprise me [(5c,d, e,f)] ...
Peter W. Culicover, 2013
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The Quest for Truth
viciously (pseudo-bound) pseudo-unholy pseudo-unmorality of pseudo- metaphysics ... with the virtuously (free) and viciously (bound) holy morality of metaphysics and the pseudo-virtuously (pseudo-free) and pseudo-viciously ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
5
Historical Dictionary of Metaphysics
For any two ontological categories, F and G, it is viciously circular both to attempt to individuate F s in terms of Gs and to attempt to individuate Gs in terms of Fs. For example, it is viciously circular both to attempt to individuate bodies in terms of ...
Gary Rosenkrantz, Joshua Hoffman, 2010
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Rediscovering Colors: A Study in Pollyanna Realism
(M1) x is morally good if and only if God believes that x is morally good. MI is not viciously circular. If there are moral facts about which an omniscient and necessary God has beliefs, then God believes of all and only what is good that it is good.
M. Watkins, 2002
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Revaluations and Transvaluations
Hence the viciously immoral positivity of absolute somatic freedom has ever to be contrasted with the viciously pseudo-amoral negativity of absolute psychic binding in the noumenally sensual context of metachemistry and antimetaphysics , ...
John O'Loughlin, 2011
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The Classical Journal
... and may be found in Vitringa, who mentions, " that some persons conceived the Egyptian name in the Hebrew text to have been viciously writ in Hebrew letters, and thus viciously writ because it had been viciously pronounced by the Jews ...
‎1813
9
Contemporary Aesthetics
Consequently, some may have the uncomfortable feeling that my actual definition is viciously circular. Admittedly, there is a sense in which the definition is circular, but it is not viciously so. If I had said something like "A work of art is an artifact ...
Matthew Lipman, 1973
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An Introduction to Philosophical Methods
A viciously circular argument includes its conclusion as a member of its premise- set. A viciously circular argument is thereby also a valid argument. A valid argument guarantees its conclusion in the sense that, necessarily, if all of its premises ...
Christopher Daly, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICIOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term viciously is used in the context of the following news items.
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Joliet Man - With Help from Mom and Bro - Viciously Beat Pregnant …
A Joliet man got some help from his mother and brother when he viciously beat a pregnant teenager stricken with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, according to court ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
ECape man viciously assaulted to death (video)
A video has emerged showing a fatal beating of David Tsali, an Eastern Cape man from Mayabuleni Village in Tsolo, in an apparent mob justice. Tsali, who was ... «The Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Toowoomba woman, pet mauled in vicious dog attack
YOUR STORY: A Toowoomba woman and her pet dog were viciously attacked by a stray dog in East Toowoomba at the weekend. The attack happened in ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jun 15»
4
Cross-dresser viciously assaulted in east London while gang …
A cross-dressing man has been violently assaulted in east London after a man jumped out of a car and attacked him. The victim, who was not identified, suffered ... «PinkNews, Jun 15»
5
Man pulls woman from car and viciously beats her
A man from Chengdu, in China's Sichuan province, has been arrested after pulling a woman from her car and viciously assaulting her. A 35-second long video ... «AsiaOne, May 15»
6
Megabit! Joliet Woman Viciously Chomped on Back of Man Who …
A Joliet woman viciously chomped away on a man's back during a brawl over a busted deal for a second-hand computer, police said. Tanya George, 30, was ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»
7
Juan Rositas charged with viciously killing 3 pit bulls in Waukegan
A north suburban man who viciously killed three pit bulls, then buried the animals in his backyard, is facing animal cruelty charges, according to police. «WLS-TV, Apr 15»
8
Vulnerable man "viciously" attacked in Cornwall
A vulnerable man has been repeatedly kicked and punched in a "vicious and unprovoked" street attack. Police say Gareth Blanks, who has learning difficulties, ... «ITV News, Apr 15»
9
15-year old girl viciously beaten at a downtown parkade taken off life …
CTV News has learned a 15-year old girl, who was viciously beaten and left lying in a downtown parkade, has been taken off life support. The hope was she ... «CTV News, Apr 15»
10
Edmonton man viciously beaten in front of his family by masked males
An Edmonton man was left with serious injuries after being assaulted in front of his family and police believe the assailants targeted the wrong home. «630ched.com, Apr 15»

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