viciouslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈvɪʃəsli/, U.S.

/ˈvɪʃəsli/

Forms: Also Middle English uiciouseliche, Middle English vicously; 1500s–1700s (1800s) vitiously.

Etymology: < vicious adj. + -ly suffix².

In a vicious manner.

a. With addiction or inclination to vice; immorally, dissolutely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adverb]

noughtlyeOE

wrothec888

unrighteouslyeOE

foullyOE

naughtlyOE

wrothlyc1200

litherlya1225

unwraste?c1225

illc1275

vilelyc1290

shrewdly13..

felonly1303

unwrastlyc1320

viciouslya1325

diverselyc1325

wickly1338

lewdlyc1384

badlyc1405

foula1425

mischievouslyc1426

felonously1436

felonmentc1470

wickedfullyc1480

villainously1484

meschantlya1492

sinisterly1491

noughtily1528

naughtily?1529

perniciously1533

illy1549

naught1549

bad1575

evilly1581

nefariously1599

scelerately1632

improbously1657

piggishly1756

iniquitously1796

pervertedly1804

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adverb]

evilc1000

viciouslya1325

corruptly1537

evilly1581

pravely1598

deboistly1604

corruptedly1610

deformedly1610

impurely1612

depravedly1643

debauchedlya1656

diseasedly1672

demoralizingly1821

society > morality > moral evil > [adverb] > immorally or unethically

viciouslya1325

immorally1727

unethically1929

a1325 Prose Psalter xlviii. 13 Þys her way his sclaunder to hem; and efter hij shul plesen uiciouseliche in her mouþe.

1415 T. Hoccleve To Sir J. Oldcastle 130 I putte cas, a prelat or a preest Him viciously gouerne in his lyuynge.

1446 J. Lydgate Two Nightingale Poems i. 285 Moch peple viciously Were in this age dampnably demeyned.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 41 Sum are gostly pore, and sum bodily; sum vertuously, and sum vicously, or synfully; and sum peynfully.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxv^v He was..Viciously lyuynge in couetyse and gyle.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xlj^v They lyue dissolutely & vitiously at Rome.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vicieusement, viciously, lewdly, corruptly, faultily.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 17 Perversity of Will, immoral and sinfull enormities..pursue us unto Judgment, and leave us viciously miserable.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 432 By nature weak, or viciously inclin'd.

b. In weaker sense: In an improper manner or to an improper extent; reprehensibly. Also spec., illegally (quot. 1880).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adverb]

evilOE

wrongc1175

unworthlyc1200

unkindly?c1225

ungraithlya1300

unkindlyc1300

wrongly1303

unconablya1340

unworthily1377

ungoodlyc1380

falsely1393

uncomelya1400

unsittinglyc1412

uncomelilyc1420

unorderly1471

ungainlya1500

ill?1529

unmeetly1533

unconveniently1538

undecently1563

unproperly1604

unbeseemingly1617

viciously1617

unbecomingly1653

abusefully1656

unbefittingly1871

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb]

wrongc1175

unworthlyc1200

unkindly?c1225

ungraithlya1300

wrongly1303

unconablya1340

unworthily1377

ungoodlyc1380

uncovenablya1382

improperly1390

falsely1393

unduly1399

unseemlya1400

unsittinglyc1412

unorderly1471

induly1483

unseemlily1483

ungainlya1500

uncomely?1518

unmeetly1533

unconveniently1538

wrongfully?1549

uncomelily1561

undecently1563

indecently1589

unproperly1604

unbeseemingly1617

viciously1617

unseemingly1619

misbecominglya1625

unbeseeming1645

unbecomingly1653

invalidly1705

naughty1892

society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adverb]

unlawlyc1175

unlawfullya1350

unleefullya1382

wrongfully1439

unlawful1477

unleesomely1528

illegally1628

illegitimatelya1634

unlegally1638

illicitly1812

viciously1880

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 17 Many..are vitiously proud, that their neighbours should see strangers thus visit them.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 35 The Italian being a great and somewhat viciously curious observer of ceremonious complements.

1623 T. Venner Viae Rectae Pars Secunda i. 3 They..that against nature viciously use the night for the day.

1824 R. Southey Sir Thomas More (1831) II. 200 A practice virtually or rather viciously the same has been imputed to the Venetian aristocracy.

1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 512 He eventually prevailed who proved that he was actually in possession at the moment of the interdict, and had not taken it vitiously from his adversary, i.e. either forcibly, stealthily, or by refusal.

c. Spitefully, ill-naturedly, savagely; with (or as with) animosity or intent to injure.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > spitefulness > [adverb]

despitouslyc1320

maliciouslya1325

doggedlyc1380

spitouslya1387

venomly1387

spitousc1400

enviouslyc1430

venomously1449

sputouslyc1450

evilfullyc1475

despitefully1487

despiteouslya1500

unhappily1509

peevishly?1529

spitefully1532

cankeredly1535

viperiously1538

malignly1543

sinisterlyc1550

doggishly1576

cankerly1580

viperously1587

sinistruouslya1615

despitely1619

viciously1841

dolefully1880

cattishly1913

cattily1924

bitchily1938

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > [adverb]

maliciouslya1325

despitouslyc1374

doggedlyc1380

spitouslya1387

venomly1387

spitousc1400

venomously1449

sputouslyc1450

evilfullyc1475

despitefully1487

despiteouslya1500

enviously1508

unhappily1509

peevishly?1529

spitefully1532

cankeredly1535

viperiously1538

malignly1543

sinisterlyc1550

to spite (one)a1575

doggishly1576

cankerly1580

viperously1587

sinistruouslya1615

despitely1619

waspishly1684

viciously1841

waspily1854

dolefully1880

cattishly1913

cattily1924

bitchily1961

bitchingly1970

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge ix. 286 ‘I wouldn't,’ said Miggs viciously, ‘no, not for five-and-forty pound!’

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxii. 184 The mill, from which he had viciously driven two or three tired women, who were waiting to grind their corn.

1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 114/2 One of the sharp little telegraphic bels rang viciously.

2. Faultily, badly, incorrectly; corruptly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adverb]

unproperlya1398

evillya1575

acyrologically1651

viciously1656

badly1672

solecistically1722

impurely1813

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 108 (note) in Poems Which Lucan (methinks) avoids viciously by an excess the other way.

1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. b3 The thoughts are such as arise from the matter, and the expression of 'em not viciously figurative.

1686 Bp. G. Burnet Some Lett. conc. Switzerland v. 266 They have the Gospels in Greek Capitals, but they are vitiously writ in many places.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Viciously,..corruptly, falsely, as Viciously writ.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 59 An Assembly..viciously or feebly composed in a very great part of it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	viciously
释义	viciouslyadv. Brit. /ˈvɪʃəsli/, U.S. /ˈvɪʃəsli/ Forms: Also Middle English uiciouseliche, Middle English vicously; 1500s–1700s (1800s) vitiously. Etymology: < vicious adj. + -ly suffix². In a vicious manner. 1. a. With addiction or inclination to vice; immorally, dissolutely. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adverb] noughtlyeOE wrothec888 unrighteouslyeOE foullyOE naughtlyOE wrothlyc1200 litherlya1225 unwraste?c1225 illc1275 vilelyc1290 shrewdly13.. felonly1303 unwrastlyc1320 viciouslya1325 diverselyc1325 wickly1338 lewdlyc1384 badlyc1405 foula1425 mischievouslyc1426 felonously1436 felonmentc1470 wickedfullyc1480 villainously1484 meschantlya1492 sinisterly1491 noughtily1528 naughtily?1529 perniciously1533 illy1549 naught1549 bad1575 evilly1581 nefariously1599 scelerately1632 improbously1657 piggishly1756 iniquitously1796 pervertedly1804 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adverb] evilc1000 viciouslya1325 corruptly1537 evilly1581 pravely1598 deboistly1604 corruptedly1610 deformedly1610 impurely1612 depravedly1643 debauchedlya1656 diseasedly1672 demoralizingly1821 society > morality > moral evil > [adverb] > immorally or unethically viciouslya1325 immorally1727 unethically1929 a1325 Prose Psalter xlviii. 13 Þys her way his sclaunder to hem; and efter hij shul plesen uiciouseliche in her mouþe. 1415 T. Hoccleve To Sir J. Oldcastle 130 I putte cas, a prelat or a preest Him viciously gouerne in his lyuynge. 1446 J. Lydgate Two Nightingale Poems i. 285 Moch peple viciously Were in this age dampnably demeyned. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 41 Sum are gostly pore, and sum bodily; sum vertuously, and sum vicously, or synfully; and sum peynfully. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxv^v He was..Viciously lyuynge in couetyse and gyle. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xlj^v They lyue dissolutely & vitiously at Rome. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vicieusement, viciously, lewdly, corruptly, faultily. a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) i. 17 Perversity of Will, immoral and sinfull enormities..pursue us unto Judgment, and leave us viciously miserable. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 432 By nature weak, or viciously inclin'd. b. In weaker sense: In an improper manner or to an improper extent; reprehensibly. Also spec., illegally (quot. 1880). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > [adverb] evilOE wrongc1175 unworthlyc1200 unkindly?c1225 ungraithlya1300 unkindlyc1300 wrongly1303 unconablya1340 unworthily1377 ungoodlyc1380 falsely1393 uncomelya1400 unsittinglyc1412 uncomelilyc1420 unorderly1471 ungainlya1500 ill?1529 unmeetly1533 unconveniently1538 undecently1563 unproperly1604 unbeseemingly1617 viciously1617 unbecomingly1653 abusefully1656 unbefittingly1871 society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adverb] wrongc1175 unworthlyc1200 unkindly?c1225 ungraithlya1300 wrongly1303 unconablya1340 unworthily1377 ungoodlyc1380 uncovenablya1382 improperly1390 falsely1393 unduly1399 unseemlya1400 unsittinglyc1412 unorderly1471 induly1483 unseemlily1483 ungainlya1500 uncomely?1518 unmeetly1533 unconveniently1538 wrongfully?1549 uncomelily1561 undecently1563 indecently1589 unproperly1604 unbeseemingly1617 viciously1617 unseemingly1619 misbecominglya1625 unbeseeming1645 unbecomingly1653 invalidly1705 naughty1892 society > law > rule of law > illegality > [adverb] unlawlyc1175 unlawfullya1350 unleefullya1382 wrongfully1439 unlawful1477 unleesomely1528 illegally1628 illegitimatelya1634 unlegally1638 illicitly1812 viciously1880 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 17 Many..are vitiously proud, that their neighbours should see strangers thus visit them. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 35 The Italian being a great and somewhat viciously curious observer of ceremonious complements. 1623 T. Venner Viae Rectae Pars Secunda i. 3 They..that against nature viciously use the night for the day. 1824 R. Southey Sir Thomas More (1831) II. 200 A practice virtually or rather viciously the same has been imputed to the Venetian aristocracy. 1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 512 He eventually prevailed who proved that he was actually in possession at the moment of the interdict, and had not taken it vitiously from his adversary, i.e. either forcibly, stealthily, or by refusal. c. Spitefully, ill-naturedly, savagely; with (or as with) animosity or intent to injure. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > spitefulness > [adverb] despitouslyc1320 maliciouslya1325 doggedlyc1380 spitouslya1387 venomly1387 spitousc1400 enviouslyc1430 venomously1449 sputouslyc1450 evilfullyc1475 despitefully1487 despiteouslya1500 unhappily1509 peevishly?1529 spitefully1532 cankeredly1535 viperiously1538 malignly1543 sinisterlyc1550 doggishly1576 cankerly1580 viperously1587 sinistruouslya1615 despitely1619 viciously1841 dolefully1880 cattishly1913 cattily1924 bitchily1938 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > spite, malice > [adverb] maliciouslya1325 despitouslyc1374 doggedlyc1380 spitouslya1387 venomly1387 spitousc1400 venomously1449 sputouslyc1450 evilfullyc1475 despitefully1487 despiteouslya1500 enviously1508 unhappily1509 peevishly?1529 spitefully1532 cankeredly1535 viperiously1538 malignly1543 sinisterlyc1550 to spite (one)a1575 doggishly1576 cankerly1580 viperously1587 sinistruouslya1615 despitely1619 waspishly1684 viciously1841 waspily1854 dolefully1880 cattishly1913 cattily1924 bitchily1961 bitchingly1970 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge ix. 286 ‘I wouldn't,’ said Miggs viciously, ‘no, not for five-and-forty pound!’ 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxii. 184 The mill, from which he had viciously driven two or three tired women, who were waiting to grind their corn. 1872 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 114/2 One of the sharp little telegraphic bels rang viciously. 2. Faultily, badly, incorrectly; corruptly. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adverb] unproperlya1398 evillya1575 acyrologically1651 viciously1656 badly1672 solecistically1722 impurely1813 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iii. 108 (note) in Poems Which Lucan (methinks) avoids viciously by an excess the other way. 1679 J. Dryden Troilus & Cressida Pref. sig. b3 The thoughts are such as arise from the matter, and the expression of 'em not viciously figurative. 1686 Bp. G. Burnet Some Lett. conc. Switzerland v. 266 They have the Gospels in Greek Capitals, but they are vitiously writ in many places. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Viciously,..corruptly, falsely, as Viciously writ. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 59 An Assembly..viciously or feebly composed in a very great part of it. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.a1325
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