One entry found for vicious.

Entry Word: vicious
Function: adjective
Text: 1 extreme in degree, power, or effect <a vicious winter storm ripped through the region> -- see INTENSE
2 having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others <she made a vicious effort to destroy the lives of the people who had wronged her> -- see CRUEL 1
3 not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable <the truly vicious philosophy of that racist organization> -- see BAD 2
4 violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition <a vicious dog that has already bitten several people> -- see FIERCE 1