单词 | vitious |
释义 | vitious in British English (ˈvɪʃəs) adjective a variant spelling of vicious (sense 6), vicious (sense 7) vicious in British English (ˈvɪʃəs) adjective 1. wicked or cruel; villainous a vicious thug 2. characterized by violence or ferocity a vicious blow 3. informal unpleasantly severe; harsh a vicious wind 4. characterized by malice vicious lies 5. (esp of dogs, horses, etc) ferocious or hostile; dangerous 6. characterized by or leading to vice 7. invalidated by defects; unsound a vicious inference 8. obsolete noxious or morbid a vicious exhalation Derived forms viciously (ˈviciously) adverb viciousness (ˈviciousness) noun Word origin C14: from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitiōsus full of faults, from vitium a defect |
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