Meaning & use
wicked
Morally wrong or evil; deliberately harmful or cruel.
See it in a sentence
The fairy tale's wicked queen plotted to poison the young princess.
Only someone truly wicked could abandon an injured animal on the roadside.
A note on using this word
In informal American slang, wicked can also mean 'very' or 'excellent,' as in 'that concert was wicked good,' a use distinct from its core meaning of evil.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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Another way to use it
2. adverb
Informal: extremely or very, used to intensify an adjective.
The new roller coaster was wicked fast.
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