Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
Wicked — may refer to:The arts* , a novel by Gregory Maguire based on L. Frank Baum s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz * Wicked (musical) , a Tony Award winning Broadway and West End musical, based on Maguire s novel ** Wicked (album) , the original cast… … Wikipedia
Wicked — Wick ed (w[i^]k [e^]d), a. [OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See {Witch}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; contrary to the moral or divine law;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wicked! — Альбом Дата выпуска 1996 Записан 1996 Жанр New Age, Транс, Рейв, Эмбиент Дл … Википедия
Wicked — ist der Name: eines Romans von Gregory Maguire, siehe Wicked – Die Hexen von Oz (Roman) eines Musicals von Stephen Schwartz, siehe Wicked – Die Hexen von Oz (Musical) eines Liedes, siehe Wicked Game einer US amerikanischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wicked — Wicked, ou Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, est le premier roman de Gregory Maguire sur l univers d Oz. Sommaire 1 Réappropriation de l univers d Oz 2 Suites 3 Adaptation … Wikipédia en Français
wicked — [wik′id] adj. [ME < wikke, evil, akin to OE wicce, WITCH] 1. a) morally bad or wrong; acting or done with evil intent; depraved b) vicious; cruel [the wicked king] 2. painful, unpleasant, etc. [a wicked blow on the head] … English World dictionary
Wicked — (w[i^]kt), a. Having a wick; used chiefly in composition; as, a two wicked lamp. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wicked — [adj1] corrupt, bad abandoned, abominable, amoral, arch, atrocious, bad news*, base, contemptible, debased, degenerate, depraved, devilish, dissolute, egregious, evil, fiendish, flagitious, foul, gross, guilty, heartless, heinous, immoral,… … New thesaurus
wicked — index arrant (onerous), bad (offensive), base (bad), contemptible, delinquent (guilty of a misdeed) … Law dictionary
wicked — late 13c., earlier wick (12c.), apparently an adj. use of O.E. wicca wizard (see WICCA (Cf. wicca)). For evolution, Cf. WRETCHED (Cf. wretched) from WRETCH (Cf. wretch). Slang ironic sense of wonderful first attested 1920, in F. Scott Fitzgerald … Etymology dictionary
wicked — evil, *bad, ill, naughty Analogous words: *immoral, unmoral, amoral: iniquitous, *vicious, villainous: *abandoned, reprobate, profligate, dissolute Contrasted words: *moral, virtuous, righteous, ethical, noble … New Dictionary of Synonyms
