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wicked

/ˈwɪkəd/WIH-kuhd
/ˈwɪkəd/WIH-kuhd

Meaningevil

Common meaning: morally evil

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwiccasource
  2. Middle Englishwikke‘evil’source
  3. Englishwicked‘morally evil’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English wicca ‘evil’.

Roots

  • wicca Old English “evil”

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