Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Wicked"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wicked \Wicked\, a.
Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a
two-wicked lamp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wicked \Wick"ed\, a. [OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably
originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See
{Witch}.]
1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality;
contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or
sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and
things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed;
wicked designs.

Hence, then, and evil go with thee along, Thy
offspring, to the place of evil, hell, Thou and thy
wicked crew! --Milton.

Never, never, wicked man was wise. --Pope.

2. Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous.
[Obs.] ``Wicked dew.'' --Shak.

This were a wicked way, but whoso had a guide. --P.
Plowman.

3. Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to
mischief; roguish. [Colloq.]

Pen looked uncommonly wicked. --Thackeray.

Syn: Iniquitous; sinful; criminal; guilty; immoral; unjust;
unrighteous; unholy; irreligious; ungodly; profane;
vicious; pernicious; atrocious; nefarious; heinous;
flagrant; flagitious; abandoned. See {Iniquitous}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

wicked
adj 1: morally bad in principle or practice [ant: {virtuous}]
2: having committed unrighteous acts; "a sinful person" [syn: {sinful},
{unholy}]
3: intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or
quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a
terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's
guns"; "a wicked cough" [syn: {severe}, {terrible}]
4: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence";
"evil deeds" [syn: {evil}] [ant: {good}]
5: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
"revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful},
{distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent},
{repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {yucky}]


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