wicked

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English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

1225-75 Middle English wikked, wikke, an alteration of wicke, adjectival use of Old English wicca (wizard, sorcerer)

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wicked (comparative wickeder or more wicked, superlative wickedest or most wicked)

  1. Evil or mischievous by nature.
  2. (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
    That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!
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  • Nouns to which "wicked" is often applied: witch, person, man, woman, angel, deed, act, pleasure, delight, game, way, night, word.
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Adverb [edit]

wicked (not comparable)

  1. (slang, New England, UK) Very, extremely.
    The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!
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Noun [edit]

the wicked plural

  1. people who are wicked[1].
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Etymology 2 [edit]

See wick

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Verb [edit]

wicked

  1. simple past tense and past participle of wick

Adjective [edit]

wicked (not comparable)

  1. Having a wick.
  2. (UK, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Oxford dictionary [1]