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VICIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of extreme cruelty
Synonyms:
brutality; ferociousness; savagery; viciousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("viciousness" is a kind of...):
cruelness; cruelty; harshness (the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance)
Derivation:
vicious (marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful)
vicious ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering)
vicious (having the nature of vice)
