wick·ed
(wĭḱĭd)
[Middle English, alteration of wicke, ultimately from Old English wicca, sorcerer; see witch.]
adjective: -er, -est.
- Evil by nature and in practice: “this wicked man Hitler, the repository and embodiment of many forms of soul-destroying hatred” (Winston S. Churchill)
- Playfully malicious or mischievous: a wicked prank; a critic's wicked wit.
- Severe and distressing: a wicked cough; a wicked gash; wicked driving conditions.
- Highly offensive; obnoxious: a wicked stench.
- Slang Strikingly good, effective, or skillful: a wicked curve ball; a wicked imitation.
adverb
Slang- Used as an intensive: “a … body suit, which she describes as wicked comfortable” (Nathan Cobb)
derivatives
- wicḱed·ly
- adverb
- wicḱed·ness
- noun
wick
(wĭk)
[Middle English wike, from Old English wēoce.]
noun
- A cord or strand of loosely woven, twisted, or braided fibers, as on a candle or oil lamp, that draws up fuel to the flame by capillary action.
- A piece of material that conveys liquid by capillary action.
tr. & intr.v.: wicked (wĭkt), wick·ing, wicks.
- To convey or be conveyed by capillary action: water gradually wicking up through the bricks.
