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vicious
adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
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ˈvɪʃəs
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adjective
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
“A barbarous crime”
adjective
Having the nature of vice
adjective
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
“A criminal waste of talent”
adjective
Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
“Poisonous hate”
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A barbarous crime
Brutal beatings
Cruel tortures
Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
A savage slap
Vicious kicks
A criminal waste of talent
A deplorable act of violence
Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
Poisonous hate
Venomous criticism
Vicious gossip
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