wicked Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective morally bad in principle or practice
  2. adjective satellite having committed unrighteous acts
    sinful; unholy.
    • a sinful person
  3. adjective satellite intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
    severe; terrible.
    • severe pain
    • a severe case of flu
    • a terrible cough
    • under wicked fire from the enemy's guns
    • a wicked cough
  4. adjective satellite naughtily or annoyingly playful
    pixilated; impish; puckish; prankish; mischievous; implike; arch.
    • teasing and worrying with impish laughter
    • a wicked prank
  5. adjective satellite highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
    distasteful; skanky; disgusting; loathly; loathsome; repellant; repellent; foul; disgustful; repelling; yucky; revolting.
    • a disgusting smell
    • distasteful language
    • a loathsome disease
    • the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
    • revolting food
    • a wicked stench

WordNet

Wicked adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.
Wick"ed adjective
Etymology
OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See Witch.
Definitions
  1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed; wicked designs.
    Hence, then, and evil go with thee along, Thy offspring, to the place of evil, hell, Thou and thy wicked crew! Milton.
    Never, never, wicked man was wise. Pope.
  2. Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous. Obs. "Wicked dew." Shak.
    This were a wicked way, but whoso had a guide. P. Plowman.
  3. Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to mischief; roguish. Colloq.
    Pen looked uncommonly wicked. Thackeray.
    Syn. -- Iniquitous; sinful; criminal; guilty; immoral; unjust; unrighteous; unholy; irreligious; ungodly; profane; vicious; pernicious; atrocious; nefarious; heinous; flagrant; flagitious; abandoned. See Iniquitous.

Webster 1913