1
: morally very bad : evil
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3
a
: disgustingly unpleasant : vile
a wicked odor
b
: causing or likely to cause harm, distress, or trouble
a wicked storm
4
: going beyond reasonable or predictable limits : of exceptional quality or degree
throws a wicked fastball
wickedly
adverb
Examples of wicked in a Sentence
Adjective
a wicked act of cruelty
She played the part of the wicked stepmother in the play.
She wore a wicked grin after her victory.
She's known for having a wicked sense of humor.
She had a wicked case of food poisoning.
A wicked odor was coming from the closet.
He throws a wicked fastball.
Adverb
His car goes wicked fast.
All his friends thought he was wicked cool.
The tickets were wicked expensive.
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Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw, formerly of San Francisco, is one of those wicked sideline-to-sideline hammers with coverage skills, assuming his Achilles is right.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
There was some of that with trying to get past that wicked, wicked woman.
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Or head to Broadway to see Kebede work her wicked ways live on stage.
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Adjective
The two swap places to reunite their divorced parents while also attempting to derail Annie’s dad's engagement to his soon-to-be wicked fiancee, Meredith.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw, formerly of San Francisco, is one of those wicked sideline-to-sideline hammers with coverage skills, assuming his Achilles is right.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
There was some of that with trying to get past that wicked, wicked woman.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
Or head to Broadway to see Kebede work her wicked ways live on stage.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wicked
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“Wicked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wicked. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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