VICIOUS

vicious. vicious, faultie, or full of vice

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vicious. Vicious, a. faulty, immoral, wicked, unruly

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Vi″cious (?), a. [[OF. vicious, F. vicieux, fr. L. vitiosus, fr. vitium vice. See Vice a fault.]] 1. 1. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.
Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. Shak. The title of these lords was vicious in its origin. Burke. A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. De Quincey. 2. 2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct.
Who . . . heard this heavy curse, Servant of servants, on his vicious race. Milton. 3. 3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. Dryden.
4. 4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.
5. 5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse.
6. 6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant.
Syn. — Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved. — Vi″cious‐ly, adv. — Vi″cious‐ness, n.