viciously

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viciously

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

adverb more viciously · most viciously · vitiously

  1. In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously. "I'll give him a dressing down, see if I don't." Mrs. Mudge's eyes snapped viciously, and she clutched the relics of the broom with a degree of energy which rendered it uncertain what sort of a dressing down she intended for her husband.

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adv in a vicious manner

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@misc{viciously_2026,
  title = {viciously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viciously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}