wickedly

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.

Common collocations

• act wickedly Verb + adverb

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

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