wicked adj
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wicked — adj. 1) wicked of (that was wicked of him) 2) wicked to + inf. (it s wicked to lie) * * * [ wɪkɪd] wicked to + inf. (it s wicked to lie) wicked of (that was wicked of him) … Combinatory dictionary
wicked — adj. (wickeder, wickedest) 1 sinful, iniquitous, given to or involving immorality. 2 spiteful, ill tempered; intending or intended to give pain. 3 playfully malicious. 4 colloq. foul; very bad; formidable (wicked weather; a wicked cough). 5 sl.… … Useful english dictionary
wicked — [wik′id] adj. [ME < wikke, evil, akin to OE wicce, WITCH] 1. a) morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved b) vicious; cruel [the wicked king] 2. painful, unpleasant, etc. [a wicked blow on the head] … English World dictionary
wicked — adj good, excellent. A US term of approba tion adopted by UK teenagers. Originally in black and street gang usage, the word is now employed by analogy with bad but in this sense is probably much older, dat ing from the turn of the 20th century.… … Contemporary slang
wicked — adj. Wicked is used with these nouns: ↑fairy, ↑gleam, ↑grin, ↑look, ↑person, ↑sense of humour, ↑twinkle, ↑wit, ↑woman … Collocations dictionary
wicked — late 13c., earlier wick (12c.), apparently an adj. use of O.E. wicca wizard (see WICCA (Cf. wicca)). For evolution, Cf. WRETCHED (Cf. wretched) from WRETCH (Cf. wretch). Slang ironic sense of wonderful first attested 1920, in F. Scott Fitzgerald … Etymology dictionary
wicked — adj. Wright’s L. P. pp. 24, 30; ‘a wicked weed’ == a wretched garment. Serm. 40 … Oldest English Words
wicked — Adj. 1. Fantastic, excellent. Orig. U.S. 2. Very, really. E.g. I got wicked drunk last night … English slang and colloquialisms
wicked — adj 1. evil, sinful, peccable, iniquitous, wrong, Archaic. facinorous, Obs. scelerous; bad, base, vile, gross, low, mean, odious, obnoxious; black hearted, villainous, sinister, ignoble; nefarious, flagitious, heinous, infamous, Rare. nefast;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wicked — adj. impressive; good; excellent … English slang
