Wicked

Pronunciation

• enPR: wÄ­kʹĭd, IPA: /ˈwɪkɪd/

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

Full definition of wicked

Adjective

1. Evil or mischievous by nature.
• 1963, Margery Allingham, The China Governess Chapter 6, ‘… I remember a lady coming to inspect St. Mary's Home where I was brought up and seeing us all in our lovely Elizabethan uniforms we were so proud of, and bursting into tears all over us because “it was wicked to dress us like charity children”. â€¦â€™.
2. (slang)  Excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
   That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!

Usage notes

Nouns to which "wicked" is often applied: witch, person, man, woman, angel, deed, act, pleasure, delight, game, way, night, word.

Synonyms

• (evil or mischievous) evil, immoral, malevolent, malicious, nefarious, twisted, villainous, See also
• (slang: excellent; awesome) awesome, bad, cool, dope, excellent, far out, groovy, hot, rad, See also

Derived terms

• wickedly
• wickedness
• wicked tongue

Adverb

1. (slang, New England, British) Very, extremely.The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!

Synonyms

• hella, helluv (primarily Northern California slang)

Noun

noun

1. People who are wicked.

Pronunciation

• enPR: wÄ­kt, IPA: /wɪkt/

See wick

Verb

1. wicked

   (past of wick)

Adjective

1. Having a wick.a two-wicked lamp
2. (British, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.