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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
wicked
wicked [wicked wickeder wickedest] adjective, noun BrE [ˈwɪkɪd] NAmE [ˈwɪkɪd]
adjective (wick·ed·er, wick·ed·est) You can also use more wicked and most wicked.
1. morally bad
Syn: ↑evil
•a wicked deed
•stories about a wicked witch
2. (informal)slightly bad but in a way that is amusing and/or attractive
Syn: ↑mischievous
•a wicked grin
•Jane has a wicked sense of humour.
3. dangerous, harmful or powerful
•He has a wicked punch.
•a wicked-looking knife
4. (slang)very good
•This song's wicked.
Word Origin:
Middle English: probably from Old English wicca ‘witch’ + ↑-ed.
Example Bank:
•It's really wicked to leave old people without any help.
•She smiled a faintly wicked smile.
•‘OK, we can all go to the beach now.’ ‘Wicked!’
•‘What do you think of her?’ ‘She's wicked!’
•Jo just bought a wicked new computer game.
•She despised herself for being selfish, even wicked.
•That was a wicked thing to do!
•The wicked witch casts a spell on the princess.
Idiom: ↑no rest for the wicked
Derived Words: ↑wickedly ▪ ↑wickedness
noun the wickedplural
people who are ↑wicked
Word Origin:
Middle English: probably from Old English wicca ‘witch’ + ↑-ed.
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