2 entries under this word

Viciousness

Vĭ'ciōus-ness, n.

noun

(vĭsh'us-nes), n. 1. The state or quality of being vicious; addictedness to vice; corruptness of moral principles or practice; defectiveness; faultiness; wickedness. What makes a governor justly despised, is viciousness and ill morals. South. 2. Specifically, unruliness; refractoriness, as of a beast.

Vī'tiōus or Vī'tiōus-ly or Vī'tiōus-ness, a.

adjective

a., Vī'tiōus-ly, adv., Vī'tiōus-ness, n. See VICIOUS, VICIOUSLY, VICIOUSNESS.

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Vĭ'cious, a.p. 1474adjectiveCharacterized by vice or defects; defective; imperfect. The title of these lords was vicious in its origin. Burke. Upon their own blunder they built a charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. De…
Vi'cious-ly, adv.p. 1474adverbIn a vicious manner; in a manner contrary to rectitude, moral principles, propriety, or purity; faultily; corruptly; incorrectly.