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What does vicious mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word vicious? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Violent, destructive and cruel.
  2. Savage and aggressive.
  3. (archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
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I am easily provoked, and rather vicious when my toe is stepped on, but I'm quick to cool down and fast to reasoning.
He was knocked unconscious and robbed in a vicious attack near Trowbridge Park.
These vicious killers will surely strike again if the owners fail to ensure that the dogs are not confined to kennel or tied up at night-time.
Local fishing crews had told him of the Lombok Strait's fiendishly shifting currents, vicious whirlpools, and unexpected waves far from shore.
Some of the dinos seen are the brontosaurus, vicious raptors, and tyrannosaurus rex.
The more vicious red tops of Fleet Street have been relentless in their pursuit of the entertainer over the past few weeks.

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