viciously
34
5.7
- adverb
- /ˈvɪʃəsli/
:
brutalmente
- I'm here just outside Bliss field Valley High School, where a teenage girl was viciously attacked.
- attack viciously
- fight viciously
And they are viciously, savagely repressed by administrations.
- And they are viciously, savagely repressed by administrations.
- But again, your courage is in service of protecting a person who on video viciously assaulted an old man.
- Once I turned pro, my whole life started changing, started beating everybody, beating them, yes, viciously.
- And it's gotten like viciously and oppressively political, particularly the last five years.
- We're seeing these death squads viciously raping women and children in front of their parents, in front of the entire St.
Examples
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After I came home from her party, Simon and I fought viciously for another month.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then, too, Democrats viciously attacked him.
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In the first week of life, the sisters fight viciously with each other.
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How can you support someone who would so viciously slander you?
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People like Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln were viciously attacked.
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And it's gotten like viciously and oppressively political, particularly the last five years.
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Sitting on the floor, she frowned viciously at the piles of debris around her.
Fiction book (1996) -
Cuba's airwaves were crowded with commentators who viciously attacked their opponents in their "newspapers on the air."
Academic text (1993) -
Witnesses say a group of soldiers surrounded and beat him viciously before he was arrested.
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When Tilikum arrived at SeaWorld, he was attacked viciously, repeatedly by Katina and others.
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
107
3.5
In a way that uses strong physical force or sudden intense action
49
3.5
In a severe or unkind way that feels unpleasant
22
6.7
In a very violent and cruel way
22
6.4
In a way that shows no pity
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
12
5.6
In a very strong and angry way
7
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
3
8.7
In an angry and hurtful way
3
8.4
In a cruel way that shows pleasure when other people are hurt
3
2.9
In a way that is very strong or extreme
2
7.6
In an angry and unfriendly way that shows you want to fight
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
2
8.2
In a very angry, violent way that shows a wish to hurt or kill someone
2
6.3
In a cruel way that often uses hurtful words or actions
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
8.4
In a calm, cruel way without feeling sorry
1
7.6
In a way that shows no pity or mercy
1
8.2
Saying or doing things with very strong anger and hate toward someone
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
8.1
In a way that tries to hurt someone because you want revenge
1
8.1
In a cruel and violent way that hurts people
1
7.5
In a cruel and violent way that shows no kindness
1
7.3
In a very angry way
1
9.9
In a very harsh and angry way that hurts people
1
8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
In a violent, cruel way like a wild animal
In a cruel, violent way that hurts people
In an angry, aggressive way that rejects other people's ideas
To criticise someone using very harsh, insulting words
Speaking or acting in a harsh, biting way
In a way that aims to hurt someone's feelings
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word viciously comes from vicious, which is related to the word vice meaning 'bad habit' or 'fault'. So to act viciously is to act with 'badness' or cruelty, which is why it means 'in a cruel or violent way'.