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wicked

noun adjective adverb verb

People who are wicked.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
D
Contains
ICKE
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪkɪd/ /wɪkt/ /ˈwɪkɪd/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. People who are wicked.

adjective

  1. Evil or mischievous by nature.

  2. Excellent; awesome; masterful.

    “That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!”

adverb

  1. Very, extremely.

    “The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!”

verb

  1. To convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.

    “The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.”

  2. (of a liquid) To traverse (i.e. be conveyed by capillary action) through a wick or other porous material, as water through a sponge. Usually followed by through.

    “The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.”

  3. To strike (a stone) obliquely; to strike (a stationary stone) just enough that the played stone changes direction.

adjective

  1. Having a wick.

    “a two-wicked lamp”

adjective

  1. Active; brisk.

  2. (Alternative form of) wick (Etymology 3 Adjective), as applying to inanimate objects only.

  3. Infested with maggots.

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Example Sentences

That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!
The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!
The fabric wicks perspiration away from the body.
The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
a two-wicked lamp

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