viciousnesse

Middle English

Etymology

From vicious +‎ -nesse.

Alternative forms

vycyusnes, vyciousnes, viciousness

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /visiˈuːsnɛs/, /visˈjuːsnɛs/, /ˈvisjusnɛs/

Adverb

viciousnesse (uncountable) (rare, Late Middle English)

A tendency or proclivity towards evil or sin.

Descendants

English: viciousness

References

“viciǒusnes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-01.

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