viciously C1 Topic:Describing People US /ˈvɪʃəsli/ See IPA manual Freq #30638 Meanings 1 adv In a violent and cruel way. The prisoner was viciously beaten by the guards. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a violent and cruel way. brutallysavagely Etymology AI details From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly. viciously Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # viciously **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈvɪʃəsli/ **Frequency rank:** 30638 ## Meanings 1. In a violent and cruel way. ## Examples - The prisoner was viciously beaten by the guards. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: viciously ## Etymology From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly. ## AI Etymology Viciously is from Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means in a violent and cruel way. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown