US /ˈwɪkɪdli/
adv Freq #46286

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In an evil or cruel way.

    The villain laughed wickedly as his plan unfolded.

  2. 2
    adv

    Used to stress how striking or extreme something is (often approvingly).

    The film was wickedly funny from start to finish.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in an evil or cruel way. evilly
2 adv · used to stress how striking... extremelyvery

Etymology

From Middle English wyckedly, wykkedlyche, equivalent to wicked + -ly.

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