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viciousness 音標拼音: [v'ɪʃəsnɪs] n. 惡意;不道德 惡意;不道德 viciousness n 1: the trait of extreme cruelty [ synonym: { ferociousness}, { brutality}, { viciousness}, { savagery}] 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. [ 1913 Webster] Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The title of these lords was vicious in its origin. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. -- De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct. [ 1913 Webster] Who . . . heard this heavy curse, Servant of servants, on his vicious race. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved. [ 1913 Webster] -- { Vi" cious* ly}, adv. -- { Vi" cious* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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