English
Etymology 1
From Middle English, an alteration of wicke, ultimately from the Old English word wicca or sorcerer. In the age that the Bible was written, the British candle makers used to twist their wicks before they dipped them into the candle wax so the wax would adhere to the wick. Thus the term �wicked� came to mean �twisted� and in the King James Bible that was written in the Old English times, being �wicked� meant twisting what was righteous.
Pronunciation
wÄkʹÄd, /Ë�wɪkɪd/, /<tt>"wIkId</tt>/
audio|en-us-wicked.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj-both
- evil|Evil or mischievous by nature; twisted.
- context|UK|and|US|slang excellent|Excellent; wonderful.
Synonyms
italbrac-colon|evil by nature evil, malevolent, twisted
italbrac-colon|excellent; wonderful awesome, cool
Translations
trans-top|evil
Arabic: ARchar|شر�ر (širīr)
Chinese: ��, �� (xiéè)
Dutch: kwaadaardig
Finnish: ilkeä, häijy, paha, pahanilkinen
French: méchant m, méchante f
German: böse
Italian: malvagio m, malvagia f
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (�����, ijiwarui)
Korean: �� (nappeun)
Portuguese: mau m, má f, malvado m, malvada f
Russian: злой (zloj)
Scottish Gaelic: olc, meallta
Spanish: malvado
Swedish: elak, syndig
trans-bottom
trans-top|awesome
Finnish: siisti
French: génial, sensass, super#French|super, mortel, chanmé
Portuguese: legal, da hora (slang), muito louco (slang)
trans-mid
Swedish: grym, fet
Spanish: asombroso, bacán
trans-bottom
Adverb
wicked
- context|New England|and|United Kingdom|slang very, extremely
#:The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!
Translations
trans-top|very
Finnish: pirun, vähän
French: trop
trans-mid
Spanish: muy
Swedish: grymt, fett
trans-bottom
Etymology 2
wick + -ed
Pronunciation
wÄkt, /wɪkt/, /<tt>wIkt</tt>/
Verb form
wicked
- past of|wick
- past participle of|wick
Adjective
wicked
- Having a wick.
Category:English heteronyms
Category:English intensifiers
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zh:wicked
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