US /ˈvɪʃəsli/
adv Freq #30638

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a violent and cruel way.

    The prisoner was viciously beaten by the guards.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a violent and cruel way. brutallysavagely

Etymology

From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly.

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