viciously

• Adverb, das eine Handlung beschreibt, die grausam, aggressiv oder bösartig ausgeführt wird, oft mit starker Feindseligkeit oder Brutalität.

An adverb meaning "in a cruel, violent, or spiteful manner." It describes actions performed with intense hostility, aggression, or malice.

1. In a cruel or violent mannerB2formal

   Acting with deliberate cruelty, violence, or aggression.

   Boshaft

   • The dog viciously attacked the intruder.
   • He was viciously beaten by the gang.
   • She spoke viciously about her former friend.

   Synonymebrutallycruellyferociouslymercilesslyruthlesslysavagelyviolently

   Antonymebenignlygentlyhumanelykindlymercifullymildly

2. Intensely or severelyB2informal

   To an extreme or severe degree, often used to describe negative conditions.

   Heftig oder stark

   • The wind blew viciously across the plains.
   • He was viciously criticized for his mistake.
   • The disease spread viciously through the population.

   Synonymebrutallyferociouslyharshlyintenselymercilesslyrelentlesslysavagelyseverely

   Antonymegentlylightlymildly