C1adjective · common

wicked

wicked · wickeder · wickedest

великий

злой, злобный, подлый, озорной

schlecht, schlimm, böse, übel

Evil or mischievous by natureEvil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.

/ˈwɪk.ɪd/

» The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.

Зла чаклунка наслала злі чари на чоловіка і перетворила його на комаху.

Meaning

6 senses

Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.
böse, sündhaft, schlecht
злойzloj, зло́бныйzlóbnyj, озорно́йozornój
Harsh; severe.
wicked wind
(slang)Excellent; awesome; masterful; exceptional.
That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!
super, genial, toll
потряса́ющийpotrjasájuščij, круто́йkrutój, кла́ссныйklássnyj
(not comparable)Having a wick.
a two-wicked lamp
having committed unrighteous acts
(UK, Yorkshire, dialectal)Infested with maggots.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)Active; brisk.

Examples

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The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
Зла чаклунка наслала злі чари на чоловіка і перетворила його на комаху.
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Tom is wicked.
Том злий.
ruТом злой.
deTom ist verrucht.
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It's a wicked thing to do.
ruЭто дурной поступок.
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Tom has a wicked sense of humor.
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Murder is a wicked crime.
ruУбийство - это гнусное преступление.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

evil or mischievous:

slang: awesome:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

evil or mischievous:

slang: awesome:

Origin

From Middle English wicked, wikked, an alteration of Middle English wicke, wikke (“morally

From Middle English wicked, wikked, an alteration of Middle English wicke, wikke (“morally perverse, evil, wicked”). Of uncertain origin. Possibly from an adjectival use of Old English wiċċa (“wizard, sorcerer”), from Proto-West Germanic *wikkō (“necromancer, sorcerer”), though the phonology makes this theory difficult to explain. Alternatively, perhaps related to English wicker, Old Norse víkja (“to bend to, yield, turn, move”), Swedish vika (“to bend, fold, give way to”), English weak.

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