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viciousness
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Viciousness
(gcide) | Vicious \Vi"cious\, a. [OF. vicious, F. vicieux, fr. L.
vitiosus, fr. vitium vice. See Vice a fault.]
1. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty;
imperfect.
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Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. --Shak.
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The title of these lords was vicious in its origin.
--Burke.
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A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. --De
Quincey.
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2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct;
depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples;
vicious conduct.
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Who . . . heard this heavy curse,
Servant of servants, on his vicious race. --Milton.
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3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air,
water, etc. --Dryden.
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4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language;
vicious idioms.
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5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly;
refractory; as, a vicious horse.
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6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. [Colloq.]
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Syn: Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved.
[1913 Webster] -- Vi"cious*ly, adv. --
Vi"cious*ness, n.
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viciousness
(wn) | viciousness
n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [syn: ferociousness,
brutality, viciousness, savagery] |
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