adv
viciously
adv
1
In a cruel, violent, or savage manner.
"The critics attacked the film viciously."
How to Use Viciously
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDone in a cruel, aggressive way.
Word Forms
more viciously comparative, most viciously superlative
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Etymology
From vicious plus the adverb suffix -ly.
Rhymes for viciously
famously
anxiously
seriously
obviously
curiously
furiously
nervously
jealously
hideously
previously
vigorously
cautiously
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