1225–75, Middle English wikked, wikke, an alteration of wicke, adjectival use of Old English wicca, from Proto-Germanic *wikkô. Pronunciation Adjective
wicked (comparative wickeder, superlative wickedest)
- Evil or mischievous by nature.
- Synonyms: evil, immoral, malevolent, malicious, nefarious, twisted, villainous, Thesaurus:evil
- (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.
- Synonyms: evil, awesome, bad, cool, dope, excellent, far out, groovy, hot, rad, Thesaurus:excellent
- That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!
- French: méchant, méchante
- German: böse
- Italian: malvagio, malvagia, cattivo, diabolico, perverso, nefasto
- Portuguese: mau, má, malvado, bárbaro
- Russian: злой
- Spanish: malvado, avieso
- French: génial, sensass, super, mortel, chanmé
- German: super, genial, toll, geil
- Italian: diabolico, fantastico, figata
- Portuguese: legal, da hora (slang), muito louco (slang)
- Russian: потряса́ющий
- Spanish: asombroso, bacán
wicked (not comparable)
- (slang, New England, British) Very, extremely.
- Synonyms: hella, helluv
- The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!
- French: trop, diablement
- Italian: maledettamente
- Spanish: muy
- People who are wicked.
- Simple past tense and past participle of wick
wicked (not comparable)
- Having a wick.
- a two-wicked lamp
- IPA: /ˈwɪkɪd/
- (UK, dialect, obsolete) Active; brisk.
- (Alternative form of) wick (Etymology 3 Adjective), as applying to inanimate objects only.
- (British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.
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