😈 Morally corrupt 🗜️ Very tight

vicelike

9.7

Full of dishonest or greedy behavior that harms others

adjective
/ˈvaɪsˌlaɪk/

: corrupto

The novel depicted a vicelike society where dishonesty and greed were common.

Examples

Some feared that the film's vicelike characters would influence young viewers negatively.
His vicelike behavior alienated his friends.
He was criticized for his vicelike attitude toward business and personal relationships.
The vicelike grip of temptation can be hard to resist.
The novel depicted a vicelike society where dishonesty and greed were common.
Some feared that the film's vicelike characters would influence young viewers negatively.
He was criticized for his vicelike attitude toward business and personal relationships.

Synonyms

venal

vsvicelike

Formal

9 9.1

Willing to take money to do illegal or dishonest things

is more general, focusing on broad moral corruption rather than money motives

Antonyms

moral

∞ 3.7

Concerned with ideas of right and wrong in people's actions

virtuous

35 4.3

Being morally good and doing what is right

How Moral

upright

15 4.0

virtuous

35 4.3

moral

∞ 3.7

unprincipled

Offensive

8 6.6

vicelike

9.7

corrupt

291 4.4

depraved

Formal

48 7.8

Surface Forms

vicelike positive

Morphology

vicelike = vice (transparent) = vice + like

Meaning is directly formed by the adjective-making suffix '-like' on the noun 'vice', so knowing 'vice' lets learners infer 'characterized by vice'.

Etymology

Vicelike comes from vice, which means 'a bad habit or sin'. So vicelike describes a person, place, or action that shows bad or wrong behavior.