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Vicious

/ˈvɪʃəs/

Something that is deliberately harmful or mean.

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The vicious face of Tybalt became peaceful.That fellow was vicious, he decided.A vicious rumor spread throughout the town in mere hours.

Originating from the Latin word vitiosus, meaning faulty or corrupt, it entered Middle English through Old French as vicious.

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