Definition of vicious Vicious

/vɪˈʃʌs/ - [vishus] - vi•cious

We found 17 definitions of vicious from 6 different sources.

What does vicious mean?

Adjective
vicious - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
		barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage
		inhumane lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
vicious - having the nature of vice
		evil
		wicked morally bad in principle or practice
vicious - marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
		poisonous, venomous
		malicious having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling
vicious - bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
		condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible
		wrong based on or acting or judging in error; "it is wrong to think that way"

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vicious (Adjective)
Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
vicious (Adjective)
Evil, immoral or depraved.
vicious (Adjective)
Violent, destructive and cruel.
vicious (Adjective)
Savage and aggressive.

vicious (a.)
Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.
vicious (a.)
Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct.
vicious (a.)
Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc.
vicious (a.)
Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.
vicious (a.)
Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse.
vicious (a.)
Bitter; spiteful; malignant.

Anime
Vicious is a villain character in the Japanese anime television show, Cowboy Bebop. He is voiced by Norio Wakamoto in the Japanese version and Skip Stellrecht in the English.