viciously

/ˈvɪʃəsɫi/ adv C1 ✓

In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.

Word Origin From Latin vitium 'fault, defect, crime' — so viciously means 'in a faulty, depraved manner.' The root vitium originally meant a physical blemish, then moral fault. It also gives us vitiate (to corrupt) and vice (moral failing). The breakdown vici+ous+ly shows the root vici- (from vitium) plus the adjective suffix -ous and adverb -ly.

adv In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously. C1 ✓

The dog barked viciously at the intruder, showing its teeth.

(副词) 凶残地;凶狠地;猛烈地

那只狗凶恶地对着入侵者吠叫,露出了牙齿。

(adverbio) ferozmente; con saña; salvajemente; brutalmente [De manera viciosa; feroz o maliciosamente.]

El perro ladró ferozmente al intruso, mostrando los dientes.

(adverbe) violemment; férocement; méchamment; avec férocité [De manière féroce ou brutale ; avec violence.]

Le chien a aboyé férocement contre l'intrus, montrant les dents.

(Adverb) bösartig; grausam; brutal [**viciously**, adv.: Auf eine grausame, boshafte oder aggressive Weise; mit der Absicht, Schaden zuzufügen oder zu verletzen.]

Der Hund knurrte **viciously** den Eindringling an und fletschte die Zähne.

(副詞) 獰猛に、凶暴に、 malicious に

犬は侵入者に向かって歯をむき出しにして猛然と吠えた。

(advérbio) ferozmente; selvagemente; cruelmente; violentamente [De maneira cruel; feroz ou maliciosamente.]

O cachorro latiu ferozmente para o intruso, mostrando os dentes.

adv sinfully, evilly C1 ✓

He viciously spread rumors to ruin his rival's reputation.

(副词) 邪恶地;恶毒地

他恶毒地散布谣言,以毁坏竞争对手的声誉。

(adverbio) malvadamente; maliciosamente; perversamente; pecaminosamente [pecaminosamente, malvadamente]

Difundió rumores maliciosamente para arruinar la reputación de su rival.

(adverbe) vicieusement; perversement; avec méchanceté [De manière malveillante ; avec méchanceté.]

Il a méchamment répandu des rumeurs pour ruiner la réputation de son rival.

(Adverb) boshaft; teuflisch [**viciously**, adv.: Auf eine sündhafte oder moralisch verwerfliche Weise; mit böser Absicht.]

Er verbreitete **viciously** Gerüchte, um den Ruf seines Konkurrenten zu ruinieren.

(副詞) 邪悪に、意地悪に、残酷に

彼は競争相手の評判を潰すため、悪意に満ちた噂を意図的に広めた。

(advérbio) malvadamente; perversamente; diabolicamente; demoniacamente [pecaminosamente, malvadamente]

Ele espalhou maldosamente rumores para arruinar a reputação de seu rival.

Word parts: vici + ous + ly

Common collocations

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