wicked
Very bad and evil, not caring if you hurt other people.
Morally very bad, cruel, or evil, especially in a way that seriously harms others.
Very strong and bad in a way that hurts or is hard to deal with.
Very strong and harsh in effect, often causing pain, difficulty, or physical danger.
A little bit cruel or rude, but in a funny way that people often like.
Playfully cruel, clever, or shocking in a way that many people find funny or entertaining rather than seriously harmful.
Very good or great, used in informal speech to show you like something a lot.
Very good, impressive, or enjoyable, used mainly in slang to show strong approval.
Used like "very" or "really" to make an adjective or adverb stronger in informal speech.
Used as an intensifier meaning very or extremely, especially in some regional varieties of English.
People who do very bad and evil things.
People who are morally very bad or evil, often contrasted with good or righteous people.
- Base: wicked
- Comparative: wickeder
- Superlative: wickedest
no rest for the wicked
1must keep working despite tiredness
Said, often joking, when you are tired but must keep working or dealing with problems with no break.
- "Back to the office already?" "Yeah, no rest for the wicked."
- She sighed, picked up another pile of files, and muttered, "No rest for the wicked."
- After cleaning all day, he still had to cook dinner—no rest for the wicked.
something wicked this way comes
1something bad is coming
Used, often playfully or in a dramatic way, to say that something bad or scary is coming soon.
- Dark clouds rolled in over the sea—"Something wicked this way comes," she whispered.
- When the boss walks in with that look, you know something wicked this way comes.
- The campaign used the line "something wicked this way comes" to warn about climate change.
wicked sense of humor
1dark or sharp humor style
A way of being funny that is sharp and a little cruel or shocking, but many people still enjoy it.
- She has a wicked sense of humor and nothing is off limits.
- His wicked sense of humor makes even sad stories sound funny.
- The author brings a wicked sense of humor to serious subjects.
wicked stepmother
1cruel stepmother figure
A stepmother in stories or in life who is very unkind and unfair to her partner's children.
- Many fairy tales include a wicked stepmother who hates the children.
- She joked that she did not want to be a wicked stepmother to her partner's kids.
- The film avoids the old idea of the wicked stepmother and shows a loving blended family instead.
wicked stepmother
1cruel stepmother in stories
A 'wicked stepmother' is a cruel stepmother in a story.
- In the fairy tale, the wicked stepmother makes Cinderella do all the housework.
- The movie plays with the wicked stepmother stereotype and then surprises you.
- She joked that she wasn't a wicked stepmother, just a strict one.
- The wicked stepmother is mean in the story.
wicked witch
1very evil female witch
A very evil and cruel witch, especially in fairy tales and children's stories.
- In the story, a wicked witch puts a spell on the princess.
- The film features a wicked witch who rules the dark forest.
- As a child, he was terrified of the wicked witch in that cartoon.