wicked adjective (BAD) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

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/ˈwɪk.ɪd/ adj

Definition

•

old-fashioned morally wrong and bad

It was a wicked thing to do.

Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed.

Compare: evil; naughty

•

old-fashioned slightly immoral or bad for you, but in an attractive way

a wicked grin

a wicked sense of humour

(Definition of wicked adjective (BAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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