viciously
English
Alternative forms
- vitiously (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly.
Adverb
viciously (comparative more viciously, superlative most viciously)
- In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /visiˈuːsliː/, /visˈjuːsliː/, /ˈvisjusliː/
Descendants
- English: viciously
References
- “viciǒuslī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-01.
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