Meaning

2 senses

  1. In a wicked manner.

    in a wicked evil manner

  2. (US, slang)Very

    The film was wickedly funny.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom smiled wickedly.

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  2. The old woman looked at me wickedly and suspiciously.

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  3. Vladimir left the table wickedly.

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Translations

3 languages

Origin

From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly.

From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly.

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Forms

more wickedly, most wickedly
Comparativemore wickedly Lesson
Superlativemost wickedly

regular

Synonyms

62 synonyms
wronglyB2improperlyB2extremelyA2wickedC1absolutelyB1widelyA2boneA1abundantlyC2allA2completelyB1damnB2greatlyA2highlyB1mainB1
Close in meaning
  • in a wicked evil manner:evilly

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwicked

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wickwickedC1wickednesswicketwideA2
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