wickedly
5
6.3
- adverb
- /ˈwɪkɪdli/
:
malévolamente
- The villain laughed wickedly as he plotted his revenge against the hero.
- grinned wickedly
- smiled wickedly
- laughed wickedly
Examples
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" Trina looked up from her email and grinned wickedly.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then she looked up and saw that the boy was grinning wickedly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then Death appeared behind him, scythe swinging wickedly for his head.
Fiction book (1993) -
Democracy can be a wickedly unfair thing, Sabrina.
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Then she came loping up to me, tongue out, grinning wickedly.
Fiction book (1990) -
He would smile wickedly, point his crooked cane and turn you into a mouse.
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Jarlaxle chuckled wickedly, reveling in the beauty of it all.
Fiction book (1992) -
In contrast, the house that architectural critics admired was the house that Jackson wickedly mocked in "Living Outdoors with Mrs. Panther."
Academic text (1998) -
We got a possession thing here, some demon all around us, maybe some smoldering hatred that's been wickedly fanned.
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When she walked by him, Josie glanced wickedly at Miguel Chico.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
142
6.1
In a cruel or very harsh way that causes harm
34
5.7
In a cruel and violent way
22
6.4
In a way that shows no pity
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
16
3.0
In a way that hurts people on purpose
10
7.1
In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble
7
7.7
In a way that shows no care for other people's feelings
5
9.1
In a very cruel, very clever, or very difficult way
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
4
8.4
In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others
3
7.6
In a very harsh and cruel way showing no kindness
3
8.4
In a very evil way
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
1
8.4
To do something in a very shocking and cruel way
1
8.4
In a calm, cruel way without feeling sorry
1
8.1
In a way that shows no pity for others
1
8.6
In a way that shows a wish to hurt others
1
8.9
In a very evil way
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
7.6
In a way that shows no pity or mercy
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
In a way that is wrong or unfair
In a cruel way that shows bad intentions
In a mean and harmful way
In a cruel way showing pleasure at others' pain
In a very bad or unpleasant way
In a cruel, violent way that hurts people
Antonyms
How Cruel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wickedly comes from the word wicked, which long ago meant 'evil' or 'bad', so to do something wickedly is to do it in an evil or cruel way.