vicioso

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitiosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈθjoso/ [biˈθjo.so] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /biˈsjoso/ [biˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: vi‧cio‧so

Adjective

vicioso (feminine viciosa, masculine plural viciosos, feminine plural viciosas)

1. profligate, dissolute, depraved.
2. vicious

Derived terms

• círculo vicioso
• viciosamente

Related terms

• vicio

Further reading

• “vicioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025