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wickedness

[wik-id-nis]

noun

the quality or state of being wicked.

wicked conduct or practices.

a wicked act or thing.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see wicked, -ness

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wicked (ˈwɪkɪd)

—*adj*
1.	a. morally bad in principle or practice
	b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the wicked
2.	mischievous or roguish, esp in a playful way: a wicked grin
3.	causing injury or harm
4.	troublesome, unpleasant, or offensive
5.	slang very good

[C13: from dialect wick, from Old English wicca sorcerer, wiccewitch¹]

'wickedly

—*adv*

'wickedness

—n

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