1
: morally very bad : evil
2
3
a
: disgustingly unpleasant : vile
a wicked odor
b
: causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble
a wicked storm
4
: going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree
throws a wicked fastball
wickedly
adverb
Synonyms
Adjective
- bad
- dark
- evil
- immoral
- iniquitous
- nefarious
- rotten
- sinful
- unethical
- unlawful
- unrighteous
- unsavory
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wrong
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wildly
Examples of wicked in a Sentence
Adjective
a wicked act of cruelty
She played the part of the wicked stepmother in the play.
She wore a wicked grin after her victory.
She's known for having a wicked sense of humor.
She had a wicked case of food poisoning.
A wicked odor was coming from the closet.
He throws a wicked fastball.
Adverb
His car goes wicked fast.
All his friends thought he was wicked cool.
The tickets were wicked expensive.
Recent Examples on the Web
Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
With a wicked first step, lethal speed and an ability to create and finish plays through contact, Carter is averaging 17.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 24 games.
—Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024
Plus Monaghan comes in and out of the story with that wicked glint in her eye that has been so underutilized since Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, bringing real sizzle to a semi-love-triangle.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
This unpublished stroboscopic image of Davis dancing in character as the wicked Sportin’ Life perfectly captures the frenetic pace of his lifestyle.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Muhammad would later frame Mack and his family’s journey as a Sodom and Gomorrah-esque scene where angels warned a faithful servant to leave the wicked city and not look back before God unleashed his wrath.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024
With a wicked first step, lethal speed and an ability to create and finish plays through contact, Carter is averaging 17.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 24 games.
—Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2024
Plus Monaghan comes in and out of the story with that wicked glint in her eye that has been so underutilized since Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, bringing real sizzle to a semi-love-triangle.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024
This unpublished stroboscopic image of Davis dancing in character as the wicked Sportin’ Life perfectly captures the frenetic pace of his lifestyle.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wicked
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“Wicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wicked. Accessed 29 Aug. 2024.
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