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{
"term": "wicked",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "morally bad",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a wicked deed"
},
{
"text": "stories about a wicked witch"
},
{
"text": "It's really wicked to leave old people without any help."
},
{
"text": "She despised herself for being selfish, even wicked."
},
{
"text": "That was a wicked thing to do!"
},
{
"text": "The wicked witch casts a spell on the princess."
}
],
"synonyms": "evil"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "slightly bad but in a way that is funny and/or attractive",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a wicked grin"
},
{
"text": "Jane has a wicked sense of humour."
},
{
"text": "She smiled a faintly wicked smile."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "dangerous, harmful or powerful",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has a wicked punch."
},
{
"text": "a wicked-looking knife"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "very good",
"labels": "(slang)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This song's wicked."
},
{
"text": "‘OK, we can all go to the beach now.’ ‘Wicked!’"
},
{
"text": "‘What do you think of her?’ ‘She's wicked!’"
},
{
"text": "Jo just bought a wicked new computer game."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪkɪd/",
"audio": "wi/wicked/wicked__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪkɪd/",
"audio": "wi/wicked/wicked__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: probably from Old English wicca ‘witch’ + -ed."
}