Adjective vicious has 3 senses
- barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious - (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
Antonym: humane (indirect, via inhumane)
- depraved, evil, vicious - having the nature of vice
Antonym: virtuous (indirect, via wicked)
- poisonous, venomous, vicious - marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "a malevolent lie"; "poisonous hate...in his eyes"- Ernest Hemingway; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
Antonyms: benevolent, good (indirect, via malevolent)
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