no peace for the wicked

wick·ed  (w?k??d)adj. wick·ed·er, wick·ed·est 1. Evil or immoral: “this wicked man Hitler, the repository and embodiment of many forms of soul-destroying hatred” (Winston S. Churchill).2. Playfully malicious or mischievous: a wicked prank; a critic’s wicked wit.3. Severe and distressing: a wicked cough; a wicked gash; wicked driving conditions.4. Highly offensive; obnoxious: a wicked stench.5. Slang Strikingly good, effective, or skillful: a wicked curve ball; a wicked imitation.adv. Slang Used as an intensive: “a … body suit, which she describes as wicked comfortable” (Nathan Cobb).[Middle English, alteration of wicke, ultimately from Old English wicca, sorcerer; see witch.]wick?ed·ly adv.wick?ed·ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.wicked (?w?k?d) adj1. a. morally bad in principle or practiceb. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the wicked. 2. mischievous or roguish, esp in a playful way: a wicked grin. 3. causing injury or harm4. troublesome, unpleasant, or offensive5. slang very good[C13: from dialect wick, from Old English wicca sorcerer, wicce witch1] ?wickedly adv ?wickedness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014wick?ed (?w?k ?d) adj. -er, -est, adv. adj. 1. evil or morally bad; sinful. 2. mischievous or playfully malicious. 3. distressingly severe, as weather. 4. unjustifiable; dreadful; beastly: wicked prices. 5. having a bad disposition; ill-natured; mean. 6. spiteful; vicious: a wicked tongue. 7. hazardous; dangerous: wicked roads. 8. unpleasant; foul: a wicked odor. 9. Slang. wonderful; great. adv. 10. Slang. very; totally: a wicked cool shirt. [1225?75; Middle English wikked=wikke bad (representing adj. use of Old English wicca wizard; compare witch)] wick?ed?ly, adv. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.wickedfacinorous – Extremely wicked.flagitious – Criminally wicked.scelestious, scelestic – Other terms for wicked are scelestious and scelestic.wicked – Probably based on Old English wicca, “witch.”Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

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